Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Park Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 217th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Crescent (ST17 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Park Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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