Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Barons Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 438 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 Barons Way (ST18 0QP) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barons Way (ST18 0QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peters View, where police recorded 21 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 Barons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters View Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Croft —
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Data Sources

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