Total Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitmore Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Barlaston , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitmore Road (ST4 8AP) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Barlaston average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Road (ST4 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairway, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitmore Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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