Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 7XJ
How much crime is recorded in ST8 7XJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph Central
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
ST8 7XJStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 7XJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 7XJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7XJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.