Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST16 9UJ
How much crime is recorded in ST16 9UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley & Derrington
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,510 (2024)
ST16 9UJStafford
How safe is ST16 9UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST16 9UJ 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
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9UJNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary14.99.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Drugs4.02.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% 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.