Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Salt Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 213th 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 Salt Avenue (ST17 4DP) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salt Avenue (ST17 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Robbery Abberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fieldhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cramer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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