Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Steadman Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 66th 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 Steadman Crescent (ST17 9NT) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steadman Crescent (ST17 9NT), 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 Steadman Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Churchill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrey Road —
Apr 2026Public order Merrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churchill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfields Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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