Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Ridgeway area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 201st highest 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 The Ridgeway (ST16 1XP) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (ST16 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Greensome Court. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmere Hollow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Rise —
Sep 2025Other theft Conway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Meadow Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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