Total Crime Rate
85.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dane , and the 79th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Avenue (ST13 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Dane average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Avenue (ST13 6QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beresford Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tittesworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haregate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorncliffe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorncliffe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roaches Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramshaw View | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsecroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tittesworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Doves | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Doves | Under investigation |
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