Total Crime Rate

27.7 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 27.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerset Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 134th 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 Somerset Road (ST17 9XB) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (ST17 9XB), the main crime hotspot is near Larkin Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coghlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Attlee Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coleridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coleridge Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turney Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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