Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 3WE
How much crime is recorded in ST16 3WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleworth & Hopton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
ST16 3WEStafford
How safe is ST16 3WE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 3WE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3WENational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.