Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 162.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Argles Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dane , and the 28th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 Argles Road (ST13 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.4% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argles Road (ST13 6PQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Argles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tittesworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roche Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsecroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tittesworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haregate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churnet View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haregate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haregate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsecroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Novi Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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