Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Merrivale Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 106th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrivale Road (ST17 9EH) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Road (ST17 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirlmere Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merrivale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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