Crime Rate in Highfields & Western Downs, ward

Highfields & Western Downs has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 2148th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 211th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Highfields & Western Downs in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Highfields & Western Downs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -64.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 368 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Highfields & Western Downs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Swinburne Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.