Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meigh Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cellarhead , and the 76th highest crime rate of 316 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 Meigh Road (ST9 0JY) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the Cellarhead average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meigh Road (ST9 0JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Bank Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chartwell Close

Data Sources

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