Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (ST15 8JN) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crescent (ST15 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonefield Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Michael's & Stonefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oulton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonefield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stonefield Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A520 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Gardens | Local resolution |
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