Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pines Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the 138th highest 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 Pines Lane (ST8 7SP) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the Biddulph Moor average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pines Lane (ST8 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Pines Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pines Lane area

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Data Sources

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