Total Crime Rate
137.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hertford Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Baswich , and the 58th 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 Hertford Place (ST18 0ZB) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 423.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Place (ST18 0ZB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audlem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winton Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avondale Circle | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oberton Gardens | — |
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