Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST8 9BR
How much crime is recorded in ST8 9BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph Central
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
ST8 9BRStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST8 9BR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST8 9BR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9BRNational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary6.99.1
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.