Total Crime Rate
106.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bower Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haywood & Hixon , and the 81st highest crime rate of 438 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 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Haywood & Hixon average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% 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 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pump Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haywood & Hixon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pump Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penk Drive North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Lane | — |
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