Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Elmwood Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Elmwood Drive (ST11 9NY) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Caverswall average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Drive (ST11 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blythe Mount Park (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgwood Road —
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
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Data Sources

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