Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 1RT
How much crime is recorded in ST16 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Doxey & Holmcroft
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
ST16 1RTStafford
How safe is ST16 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 1RT area, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
ST16 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.