Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Torville Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddulph Moor , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Torville Drive (ST8 7TH) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Torville Drive (ST8 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldcrest Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldcrest Way | — |
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