Total Crime Rate
140.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Gardens (ST16 3JG) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Gardens (ST16 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Edison Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 23 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edison Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edison Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hopton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5066 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edison Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandalwood Drive | Under investigation |
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