Total Crime Rate

601.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

381.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 601.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 381.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.6 10/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knight Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 7th 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 Knight Avenue (ST16 3QA) in the last 12 months was 601.2 per 1,000 residents and was 277.0% higher than the Coton average (159.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 381.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Avenue (ST16 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Richards Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richards Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richards Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elworthy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Tonis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Tonis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trenchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westhead Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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