Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 185.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 19th highest crime rate of 313 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 Chapel Street (ST11 9DA) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Caverswall average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 146.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (ST11 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Road
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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