Crap Towns / Biddulph / Crime

How much crime is there in Biddulph?

The police recorded 58.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Biddulph from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.0, down from 59.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	59.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	59.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.9	7.0
Public order	5.1	6.6
Other theft	2.8	5.4
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	13.7 km	116
Newcastle-under-Lyme	11.1 km	79.5
Leek	9.2 km	78.3
Congleton	6.7 km	70.6
Sandbach	13.5 km	67.8
Kidsgrove	5.6 km	62.8
Biddulph	–	58.6
Werrington	10.9 km	50.0
Alsager	8.7 km	48.1
Elworth	15.4 km	40.2
Haslington	15.1 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2