Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

John Amery Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 134th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Amery Drive (ST17 9NA) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Amery Drive (ST17 9NA), 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 John Amery Drive area

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

Data Sources

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