Biddulph Crime Rate August 2025 | Monthly Statistics

Biddulph’s August 2025 crime rate of 6.1 per 1,000 residents marked a 24.7% reduction below the UK average of 8.1 per 1,000, reflecting a consistently safer profile for the built-up area within Staffordshire Moorlands. The top three crime categories—anti-social behaviour (34.3% of total), violence and sexual offences (33.3%), and criminal damage and arson (10.1%)—illustrate a pattern skewed toward non-violent, community-level incidents. This contrasts with the UK average, where property crimes typically dominate. The seasonal context of August, a peak holiday month, may have influenced these patterns: increased tourism and empty homes could have temporarily elevated anti-social behaviour and criminal damage, while reduced daytime foot traffic may have dampened opportunities for theft. However, the 30% below UK average for violence and sexual offences suggests that local factors, such as community policing or strong social cohesion, likely contribute to this trend. Vehicle crime and burglary remain well below national levels, with the latter falling 63% below the UK average. These figures align with Biddulph’s character as a smaller, less densely populated built-up area, where community engagement and limited commercial activity may naturally curb certain crime types.

August 2025 saw a dramatic 112.5% increase in anti-social behaviour reports, rising from 16 to 34 incidents. This surge, the largest month-on-month swing, may reflect heightened community tensions or increased activity during the peak holiday period. Concurrently, shoplifting and possession of weapons both doubled compared to July, though these remain below UK averages by 68% and 11% respectively. Violent crimes fell sharply by 45.9%, from 61 to 33, a decline that contrasts with the UK average for violence and sexual offences, which is 30% lower than the national rate. This shift highlights a growing imbalance in crime types, with property-related offences (anti-social behaviour, criminal damage) now accounting for 44.4% of total crimes—up from 37.3% in July. Residents may find the 68% drop in shoplifting particularly notable, as it suggests effective local measures or seasonal retail patterns reducing theft opportunities.

Biddulph's crime rate in August 2025 dropped 16.7% from the previous month, falling to 6.1 per 1,000 residents from 7.3 per 1,000 in July. This decline aligns with a broader seasonal trend, as August typically sees reduced foot traffic in local businesses and public spaces compared to summer months. On a daily basis, the area recorded roughly 3 crimes per day in August, a figure that reflects the area’s relatively low overall crime profile. Over the course of the month, one reported crime occurred for every 165 residents, a ratio that places Biddulph well below the UK average when scaled to population size. This monthly exposure rate suggests that residents face a lower likelihood of experiencing crime compared to the national context, though local factors such as August’s peak holiday season may temporarily influence crime patterns in specific areas. The population-scaled perspective highlights that Biddulph’s crime rate remains significantly lower than the UK average, with 24.7% fewer crimes per 1,000 residents than the national figure.