Total Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plough Bank area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cellarhead , and the 54th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Bank (ST9 0BL) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Cellarhead average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plough Bank (ST9 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Main Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cheddleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cheadle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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