Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartland Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Baswich , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartland Avenue (ST17 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartland Avenue (ST17 0EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honiton Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camelford Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stockton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcroft Avenue | — |
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