Crime Rate in Haywood & Hixon, ward

Haywood & Hixon has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 2525th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 238th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haywood & Hixon in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haywood & Hixon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 195.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haywood & Hixon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Uplands. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.