Crime Rates at Lancaster Close, Hixon, Stafford, ST18 0QA

Lancaster Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Close (ST18 0QA) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (ST18 0QA), 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.