Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Kingsley Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 203rd 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 Kingsley Close (ST17 9BT) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Close (ST17 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rising Brook (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowley Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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