Total Crime Rate
168.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forrester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 36th 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 Forrester Road (ST15 8NR) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forrester Road (ST15 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Sutherland Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Michael's & Stonefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De-Wint Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forrester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
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