Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 118.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

First Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 74th 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 First Avenue (ST16 1QE) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (ST16 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coachmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Trinity Gorse Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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