Total Crime Rate

96.7 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 96.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Well Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 66th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Well Street (ST11 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Caverswall average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (ST11 9BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blythe Mount Park. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Mount Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Mount Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Mount Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Blythe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Mount Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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