Crime Rates at Eliot Way, Stafford, ST17 9YL

Eliot Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 176th highest 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 Eliot Way (ST17 9YL) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eliot Way (ST17 9YL), 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.