Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 4QX
How much crime is recorded in ST17 4QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weeping Cross & Brocton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,831 (2024)
ST17 4QXStafford
How safe is ST17 4QX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 4QX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
ST17 4QXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.41.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.