Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kennedy Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eccleshall , and the 74th 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 Kennedy Place (ST21 6AF) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Eccleshall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Place (ST21 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Bentham Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennedy Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Small Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romford Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentham Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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