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Crime in ST16 2

How much crime is recorded in ST16 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stafford
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,682 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST16 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST16 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
61.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
158
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST16 2National
Violence and sexual offences51.123.6
Anti-social behaviour26.010.7
Shoplifting20.58.4
Public order16.84.6
Burglary16.69.1
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Drugs8.02.4
Other theft7.44.5
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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