Postcode district · Stone
Crime in ST15
How much crime is recorded in ST15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 33,339 (2024)
ST15Postcode district · Stone
How safe is ST15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST15, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST15National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.