Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windy Arbour area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alton , and the 59th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windy Arbour (ST10 1BL) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Alton average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windy Arbour (ST10 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robina Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Windy Arbour area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A521 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keeling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croft Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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