Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cocknage Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Barlaston , and the 120th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cocknage Road (ST3 4AW) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Barlaston average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cocknage Road (ST3 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cocknage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnes Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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