Total Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walland Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 88th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walland Grove (ST16 1XE) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walland Grove (ST16 1XE), 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.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bradbury Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bradbury Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holbeach Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whimbrel Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunlin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
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