Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Highfield Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Fulford , and the 20th highest crime rate of 438 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 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 272.4% higher than the Fulford average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Fulford

Crime Over Time in Highfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowcroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowcroft Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargreave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑