Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilac Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Manor , and the 207th lowest 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 Lilac Grove (ST17 9ED) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Manor average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (ST17 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perrin Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peach Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peach Avenue
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrin Close
Apr 2026Public order Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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