Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Amblefield Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amblefield Way (ST16 1SU) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amblefield Way (ST16 1SU), the main crime hotspot is near Pasture Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amblefield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darnford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pasture Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winnow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winnow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paterson Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paterson Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Chaulden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wayfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Aldershaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldershaw Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downfield Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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