Crime Rates at Alder Grove, Stafford, ST17 9SW

Alder Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 13th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Grove (ST17 9SW) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% 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 Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Grove (ST17 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cape Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.