Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 6FA
How much crime is recorded in ST8 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph Central
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,945 (2024)
ST8 6FAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 6FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 6FA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST8 6FANational
Anti-social behaviour41.810.7
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Shoplifting11.78.4
Public order10.84.6
Burglary4.79.1
Other crime4.21.5
Other theft3.94.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.