Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harcourt Way area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 103rd 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 Harcourt Way (ST16 1QY) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Way (ST16 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Loynton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coachmans Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shelmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coachmans Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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