Total Crime Rate
104.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Egg Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 87th 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 Egg Lane (ST18 0PR) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Haywood & Hixon average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egg Lane (ST18 0PR), 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.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Glade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Glade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithy Lane | Under investigation |
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