Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bower Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 76th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
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 Bower Lane (WS15 2TP) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.3% higher than the Haywood & Hixon average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bower Lane (WS15 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farm Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pump Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haywood & Hixon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gorseburn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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