Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (ST8 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Biddulph North average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (ST8 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wickenstones Court, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wickenstones Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickenstones Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickenstones Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickenstones Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickenstones Court —

Data Sources

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