Crime Rate in Churnet, ward

Churnet has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 1802nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 163rd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Churnet in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Churnet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Churnet ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Haste Hill Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.