Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Larkin Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 49th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkin Close (ST17 9YZ) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkin Close (ST17 9YZ), 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 Larkin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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