Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Opal Way area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Milwich , and the 37th 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 Opal Way (ST15 0SS) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the Milwich average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Opal Way area

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Data Sources

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