Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Potters Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eccleshall , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

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 Potters Avenue (ST15 0TH) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Eccleshall average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Avenue (ST15 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorney Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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