Total Crime Rate
256.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Turney Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 15th 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 Turney Grove (ST17 9XY) in the last 12 months was 256.9 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turney Grove (ST17 9XY), the main crime hotspot is near Swinburne Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Highfields & Western Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Coleridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coleridge Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auden Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jones Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Attlee Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turney Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coghlan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swinburne Close | Under investigation |
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