Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Hartwell Hills 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 Hartwell Hills (ST3 4AQ) 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) .
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