Total Crime Rate

36.7 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 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodhouse Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Lane (ST8 7DR) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Biddulph Moor average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Lane (ST8 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near The Uplands. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Montreux Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Zurich Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lucerne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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