Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lime Tree Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 131st 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 Lime Tree Avenue (ST16 2RR) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Tree Avenue (ST16 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greyfriars, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Tree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Abbots Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorrington Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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