Total Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gillingham Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 179th highest crime rate of 438 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 Gillingham Crescent (ST16 1AN) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Highfields & Western Downs average (90.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gillingham Crescent (ST16 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lineker Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayock Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highfields & Western Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lineker Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayock Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayock Crescent | Under investigation |
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