Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brook Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Highfields & Western Downs , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Lane (ST18 9JY) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Highfields & Western Downs average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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