Crime Rate in Dane, ward

Dane has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 3691st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 364th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dane in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dane’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dane ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.