Crime Rates at Ridgefields, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-trent, ST8 7JE

Ridgefields area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the 121st highest 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 Ridgefields (ST8 7JE) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgefields (ST8 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dales Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.