Total Crime Rate
427.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Patron Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 9th 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 Patron Grove (ST16 3WP) in the last 12 months was 427.4 per 1,000 residents and was 212.1% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 290.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 387.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Patron Grove (ST16 3WP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Patron Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pearl Brook Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pearl Brook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Patron Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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