Biddulph Town vs Stafford Town

Biddulph Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,358 crimes in the last 12 months. Stafford Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,150 crimes. Stafford Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Biddulph Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stafford Town shows -2.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Biddulph Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (597 incidents). In Stafford Town, it is Violent Crime (1,216 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Biddulph Town recorded 256 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stafford Town recorded 421. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Biddulph Town totalled 597 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,216 in Stafford Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Biddulph Town recorded 1,378 crimes (now 1,358, a change of -1.5%). Stafford Town recorded 3,223 crimes previously (now 3,150, -2.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Biddulph Town has a resolution rate of 13.3% and Stafford Town has 34.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Biddulph Town falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Stafford Town is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Biddulph Town and Stafford Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.