Total Crime Rate

228.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Public order 47.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caverswall , and the 11th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 Salters Lane (ST9 0DA) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Caverswall average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 143.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane (ST9 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Salters Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Salters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salters Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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