Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hammonds Croft area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 118th highest crime rate of 440 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 Hammonds Croft (ST18 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Haywood & Hixon average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammonds Croft (ST18 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peters View, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Glade (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hammonds Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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