Total Crime Rate

39.2 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 39.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • 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

Hazel Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Grove (ST8 7NY) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Grove (ST8 7NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dales Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dales Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dales Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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