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Crime in ST13 5

How much crime is recorded in ST13 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Region
West Midlands
Population
11,835 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST13 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST13 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST13 5National
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order5.54.6
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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