Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall
Middle areaSouth west Staffordshire Moorlands. 8,230 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall at a rate of 73.8 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 | 279 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 77 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall at a rate of 73.8 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (279), other crime (110) and anti-social behaviour (77).
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 Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands
Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall was £225,000 in 2025.
Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall had 7,849 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall, 68.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.