Crime Rates at Highfield Close, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-trent, ST11 9HP

Highfield Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Fulford , and the 26th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

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 Highfield Close (ST11 9HP) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 247.9% higher than the Fulford average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Close (ST11 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgway Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.