Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 3PL
How much crime is recorded in ST16 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stafford North East
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,624 (2024)
ST16 3PLStafford
How safe is ST16 3PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 3PL area, above 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Burglary17.89.1
Public order9.14.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft2.54.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.