Crime Rate in Walton, ward

Walton has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 3743rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 368th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walton in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 269 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.