Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Baswich , and the 76th 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 Clifton Drive (ST16 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 305.0% higher than the Baswich average (27.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Drive (ST16 3UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baswich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cull Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Harrowby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cull Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Copper Glade | Under investigation |
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