Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 6SS
How much crime is recorded in ST8 6SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph North & Brownlees
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
ST8 6SSStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 6SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 6SS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6SSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.