Total Crime Rate

468.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 468.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.8 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knight Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 8th highest crime rate of 438 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 Knight Avenue (ST16 3QA) in the last 12 months was 468.2 per 1,000 residents and was 242.0% higher than the Coton average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 248.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Avenue (ST16 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prescott Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richards Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tithe Barn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Richards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tedder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richards Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beaconside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tithe Barn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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