Crime Rates at Buttermere Close, Yarnfield, Stone, ST15 0GN

Buttermere Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eccleshall , and the 69th 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 Buttermere Close (ST15 0GN) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% higher than the Eccleshall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Close (ST15 0GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Fields (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.