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Western Downs

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Explore ST17 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Western Downs within ST17; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
33
Nearby establishment records
69
Primary nearby
23
Secondary nearby
5

All establishment records

1-20 of 69 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Castlechurch Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 November 2020
    Location
    ST17 9SY, 746 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2020
    Location
    ST17 9SY, 746 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 76% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2022
    Location
    ST17 9YJ, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 33.4

  • King Edward VI High School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 August 2022
    Location
    ST17 9YJ, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 29 February 2016
    Location
    ST17 9UZ, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2016
    Location
    ST17 9UZ, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 100% expected standard

  • Highfield Grove Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1988
    Location
    ST17 9RF, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2014
    Location
    ST17 9RF, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard

  • The Grove Primary School and Nursery Unit

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2014
    Location
    ST17 9RF, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2025
    Location
    ST16 1GP, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: suppressed
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 24 September 1982
    Location
    ST18 9AT, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 61.3

  • The Hollies Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2020
    Location
    ST16 1BY, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    ST17 9PS, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard

  • Blessed William Howard Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 29 February 2016
    Location
    ST17 9AB, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2016
    Location
    ST17 9AB, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 52.0

  • Ashwood Education

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-17
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 29 August 2003 · Closed 29 September 2004
    Location
    ST16 3YS, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Ashwood Education Trust

    Miscellaneous

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 12-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2002 · Closed 23 January 2006
    Location
    ST16 3YJ, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Stafford Educational Assessment Centre

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 1996 · Closed 1 April 2001
    Location
    ST17 9DR, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Doxey Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2024
    Location
    ST16 1EG, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 74% expected standard

  • Stafford Manor High School

    Academy sponsor led

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Proposed to open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2026
    Location
    ST17 9DJ, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
65
Records within 1 mile
731
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Western Downs

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Western Downs.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202561
August 202547
September 202565
October 202567
November 202544
December 202550
January 202652
February 202661
March 202667
April 202676
May 202676
June 202665
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202665Violence and sexual offences41
May 202676Violence and sexual offences39
April 202676Violence and sexual offences36
March 202667Violence and sexual offences31
February 202661Violence and sexual offences32
January 202652Violence and sexual offences31
December 202550Violence and sexual offences33
November 202544Violence and sexual offences18
October 202567Violence and sexual offences30
September 202565Violence and sexual offences28
August 202547Violence and sexual offences12
July 202561Violence and sexual offences31

Every published record

1-25 of 731

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Larkin Close

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Davids Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gray Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Betjeman Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Averill Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Betjeman Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Davids Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gray Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Betjeman Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Taylor Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Matthews Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Andrews Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Matthews Road

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Betjeman Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Larkin Close

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Gray Walk

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Stafford 013C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Watts Close

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Chaucer Road

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Keats Avenue

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Chaucer Road

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Coghlan Road

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Tennyson Road

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Drugs

    June 2026

    On or near Tennyson Road

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near West Way

    Stafford 013B

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

Place details

Place type
Suburban Area
Postcode district
ST17
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
52.79276, -2.14635
Wider geography
West Midlands

Administrative areas

District
Stafford
E07000197
Non-Metropolitan County
Staffordshire
E10000028

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Western Downs and whose postcode is in ST17. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Castlechurch Primary School is the nearest published school at 746 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.