Total Crime Rate
218.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willowcroft Rise 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 Willowcroft Rise (ST11 9ST) 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 Willowcroft Rise (ST11 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fulford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tissington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowcroft Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willowcroft Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargreave Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fieldway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
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