Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (ST11 9PY) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (ST11 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Court, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blythe Mount Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blythe Mount Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Road

Data Sources

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