Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 6HS
How much crime is recorded in ST8 6HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph Central
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
ST8 6HSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 6HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 6HS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 6HSNational
Violence and sexual offences50.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime3.41.5
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.41.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.