Overview of Staffordshire Moorlands crime rate
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The crime level in Staffordshire Moorlands is low, placing it 20th among 25 surrounding boroughs in terms of crime rate. The area reported 5,841 incidents in 2023, with a population of 95,845, resulting in a crime rate of 60.94 per 1,000 residents. Notably, this represents a decline of 11.32% from the previous year.
Staffordshire Moorlands most frequently experiences Violence and sexual offences (49.0%), Anti-social behaviour (12.7%), and Public order (8.9%) crimes. The least common were Robbery (0.3%), Bicycle theft (0.2%), and Theft from the person (0.2%).
Of its 27 wards, Leek East (106.8), Biddulph South (102.5), and Alton (95.9) had the highest crime rates. Conversely, Biddulph North (28.4), Horton (27.1), and Manifold (24.4) were the safest.
In Staffordshire Moorlands, there has been an increase in Public order offenses by 2.08% in 2022 and Violence and sexual offences by 5.22% in 2020 and 7.29% in 2022. On the contrary, there was a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 4.41% in 2021, 2.32% in 2022, and 5.42% in 2023.
Staffordshire Moorlands crime incidents by crime type
A total of 5841 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2864 (49.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 742 (12.7)%
- Public order – 518 (8.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 497 (8.5)%
- Other theft – 358 (6.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 227 (3.9)%
- Shoplifting – 210 (3.6)%
- Burglary – 167 (2.9)%
- Other crime – 89 (1.5)%
- Drugs – 87 (1.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 42 (0.7)%
- Robbery – 16 (0.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 13 (0.2)%
- Theft from the person – 11 (0.2)%
How does Staffordshire Moorlands compare against nearby areas ?
Staffordshire Moorlands ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Staffordshire Moorlands wards
There are 27 wards within Staffordshire Moorlands. Leek East, Biddulph South, Alton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Staffordshire Moorlands
There are 16 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Staffordshire Moorlands. Highest crime rates in ST6, ST2, ST3 .
- ST6 – 126.9
- ST2 – 121.0
- ST3 – 116.3
- SK17 – 101.7
- SK11 – 82.4
- ST8 – 72.7
- ST11 – 68.8
- ST13 – 68.6
- ST14 – 67.4
- ST15 – 63.8
- ST10 – 58.5
- ST9 – 44.4
- ST12 – 43.4
- ST7 – 41.9
- DE6 – 37.6
- CW12 – 9.4
Postcode districts in Staffordshire Moorlands
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