Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

St Johns Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 73rd 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 St Johns Road (ST17 9AS) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Highfields & Western Downs average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (ST17 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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