Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elkstones area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hamps Valley , and the 96th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elkstones (SK17 0LX) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Hamps Valley average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Elkstones area

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Data Sources

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