Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Salt Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 114th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salt Road (ST17 4DN) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salt Road (ST17 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastlands Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sabine Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolverhampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cramer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Abberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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