Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 6PH
How much crime is recorded in ST8 6PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph North & Brownlees
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
ST8 6PHStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 6PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 6PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6PHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.