Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 49th highest crime rate of 440 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 The Drive (ST16 1EF) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (ST16 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whimbrel Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunlin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbeach Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valerian Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chetney Close —
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Data Sources

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