Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 75th 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 Crescent Road (ST17 9AL) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Highfields & Western Downs average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (ST17 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Terrace, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherwood Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawn Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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