Crime Rate in Eccleshall, ward

Eccleshall has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 2744th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 257th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eccleshall in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eccleshall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eccleshall ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Lakesedge, with 57 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Paterson Avenue (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.