Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 95.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lion Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Manor , and the 97th 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 Lion Way (ST17 4YE) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Manor average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Way (ST17 4YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lion Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensville Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensville Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Rickerscote Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensville Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensville Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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