Crime Rates at The Uplands, Biddulph, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 7EP

The Uplands area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Biddulph North , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 313 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 The Uplands (ST8 7EP) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Biddulph North average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (ST8 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ox-Hey Crescent, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucerne Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.