Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Averill Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 175th 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 Averill Road (ST17 9XX) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Averill Road (ST17 9XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 21 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 Averill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Attlee Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turney Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jones Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coghlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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