Biddulph Central
Middle areaWest Staffordshire Moorlands. 8,116 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Biddulph Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Biddulph Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddulph Central at a rate of 113.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 380 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 222 |
| Other crime | 136 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 83 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Biddulph Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Biddulph Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biddulph Central at a rate of 113.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Biddulph Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (380), anti-social behaviour (222) and other crime (136).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands
These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Biddulph Central alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands
Biddulph Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Biddulph Central was £162,950 in 2025.
Biddulph Central had 7,993 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Biddulph Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Biddulph Central, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.