Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barncroft area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alton , and the 139th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barncroft (ST10 2BS) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barncroft (ST10 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
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