Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkfields area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 64th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkfields (ST17 9RD) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Highfields & Western Downs average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkfields (ST17 9RD), 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 Parkfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parkfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jones Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Attlee Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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