Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 95th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (ST15 8NN) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (ST15 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near The Hempbutts. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road
Sep 2025Other theft Forrester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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