Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Baxter Green area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 69th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Green (ST16 2ER) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Green (ST16 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Baxter Green. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baxter Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chetney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valerian Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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