Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avondale Circle area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Baswich , and the 119th highest 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 Avondale Circle (ST18 0YZ) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Circle (ST18 0YZ), 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 Avondale Circle area

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

Data Sources

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