Total Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blenheim Close area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Baswich , and the 45th highest crime rate of 440 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 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 497.0% higher than the Baswich average (26.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blenheim Close (ST18 0WB), the main crime hotspot is near St Thomas Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avondale Circle | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oberton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bupton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bupton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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