Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hilcote Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eccleshall , and the 32nd 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 Hilcote Gardens (ST21 6LL) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher than the Eccleshall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Hilcote Gardens area

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Data Sources

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