Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 1XP
How much crime is recorded in ST16 1XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Doxey & Holmcroft
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
ST16 1XPStafford
How safe is ST16 1XP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 1XP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 1XPNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order5.44.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.