Crime Rates at Tennyson Road, Stafford, ST17 9SR

Tennyson Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 131st 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 Tennyson Road (ST17 9SR) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (ST17 9SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinburne Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Grove (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.