Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coghlan Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 440 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 Coghlan Drive (ST17 9XP) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coghlan Drive (ST17 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Swinburne Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coghlan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gray Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bagots Oak Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagots Oak Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagots Oak Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Averill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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