Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coton Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Baswich , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coton Avenue (ST16 3RT) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 320.8% higher than the Baswich average (26.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coton Avenue (ST16 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Cull Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lema Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kingston Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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