Total Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 89th 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 Mill Lane (ST18 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (ST18 0RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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