Total Crime Rate

257.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Public order 51.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walton Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 14th 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 Walton Way (ST15 0JE) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.9% higher than the St Michael's & Stonefield average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Way (ST15 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Manor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Manor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stafford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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