Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 4RX
How much crime is recorded in ST17 4RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weeping Cross & Brocton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
ST17 4RXStafford
How safe is ST17 4RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 4RX 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4RXNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.