Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 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 147.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burchell Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Milwich , and the 48th highest crime rate of 440 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 Burchell Avenue (ST15 0FE) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% higher than the Milwich average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burchell Avenue (ST15 0FE), the main crime hotspot is near Burchell Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Burchell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Doney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blundell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brooms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blundell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blundell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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