Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Windmill View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cellarhead , and the 81st 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 Windmill View (ST9 0EA) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% higher than the Cellarhead average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill View (ST9 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Village Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Windmill View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armshead Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Village Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Village Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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