Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blenheim Close area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Baswich , and the 33rd 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 Blenheim Close (ST18 0WB) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 529.4% higher than the Baswich average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 476.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Close (ST18 0WB), the main crime hotspot is near St Thomas Lane. Police recorded 26 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 Blenheim Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bupton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oberton Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Dewsbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dewsbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bupton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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