Total Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weaver Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 438 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 Weaver Drive (ST17 9DD) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Weaver Drive (ST17 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cape Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highfields & Western Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cape Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cape Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cape Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cape Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaktree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaktree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Avenue | — |
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