Total Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Park Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (ST17 9RB) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Highfields & Western Downs average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (ST17 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford (Station), where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hyde Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Rowley Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hearn Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parkfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Court

Data Sources

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