Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandown Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 73rd 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 Sandown Croft (ST17 9FE) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Croft (ST17 9FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Terrace, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherwood Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawn Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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