Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 4RT
How much crime is recorded in ST17 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weeping Cross & Brocton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
ST17 4RTStafford
How safe is ST17 4RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 4RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4RTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.