Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Garden Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 139th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Street (ST17 4DD) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (ST17 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parker'S Croft Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cramer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Abberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sabine Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolverhampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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