Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larchwood area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Baswich , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larchwood (ST17 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% higher than the Baswich average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larchwood (ST17 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Oaks, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spreadoaks Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larchwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somervale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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