Total Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitbread Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitbread Drive (ST8 7TE) in the last 12 months was 2.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitbread Drive (ST8 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Moorland Heights. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Biddulph Moor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chaffinch Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Zurich Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chaffinch Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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