Postcode district · Stafford
Crime in ST16
How much crime is recorded in ST16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 45,011 (2024)
ST16Postcode district · Stafford
How safe is ST16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST16, 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
ST16National
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary9.89.1
Shoplifting8.28.4
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs3.02.4
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.