Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 66th 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 Church Lane (ST18 0HL) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% higher than the Haywood & Hixon average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (ST18 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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