Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Dunster Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 154th 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 Dunster Close (ST17 9QA) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Close (ST17 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cape Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cape Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cape Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weaver Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cape Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cape Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaktree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeston Ridge —
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Data Sources

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