Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 2RN
How much crime is recorded in ST16 2RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Stafford
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
ST16 2RNStafford
How safe is ST16 2RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 2RN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2RNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting3.18.4
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.