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Crime in ST16 3

How much crime is recorded in ST16 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stafford
Region
West Midlands
Population
26,338 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST16 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST16 3, 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
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary12.29.1
Shoplifting9.98.4
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs4.02.4
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.

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