Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 1UU
How much crime is recorded in ST16 1UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Doxey & Holmcroft
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,508 (2024)
ST16 1UUStafford
How safe is ST16 1UU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 1UU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 1UUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Public order10.94.6
Other theft7.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other crime5.81.5
Burglary5.49.1
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.