Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cocknage area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Barlaston , and the 157th highest crime rate of 437 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 Cocknage (ST3 4AE) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Barlaston average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cocknage (ST3 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Cocknage Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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