Total Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 201.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Sidney Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Manor , and the 28th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidney Avenue (ST17 4EP) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 175.7% higher than the Manor average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Avenue (ST17 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peach Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sidney Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peach Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blossom Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrin Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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