Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

The Uplands area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 42nd 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 The Uplands (ST18 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 217.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (ST18 0SQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Uplands. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Uplands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Uplands Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Uplands Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Uplands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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