Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotts Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dane , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Abbotts Road (ST13 6EX) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Dane average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotts Road (ST13 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Beresford Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Novi Lane | Under investigation |
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