Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blythe Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Manor , and the 45th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blythe Road (ST17 9JX) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.0% higher than the Manor average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Road (ST17 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilac Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rickerscote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clanford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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