Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

St Davids Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 29th 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 St Davids Road (ST17 9RH) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Road (ST17 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jones Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Attlee Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jones Close
Sep 2025Burglary Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coghlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Attlee Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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