Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 1SR
How much crime is recorded in ST16 1SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
ST16 1SRStafford
How safe is ST16 1SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 1SR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 1SRNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
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.