Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 3LY
How much crime is recorded in ST16 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Stafford
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,391 (2024)
ST16 3LYStafford
How safe is ST16 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 3LY 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.