Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 6LF
How much crime is recorded in ST8 6LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph Central
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
ST8 6LFStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 6LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 6LF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 6LFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.