Total Crime Rate

345.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 345.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burton Court area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 11th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Court (ST17 9LU) in the last 12 months was 345.9 per 1,000 residents and was 276.5% higher than the Highfields & Western Downs average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 208.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Court (ST17 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Hesketh Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrey Road
Apr 2026Public order Merrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rising Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rising Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rising Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Churchill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hearn Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hearn Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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