Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 4XT
How much crime is recorded in ST17 4XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,230 (2024)
ST17 4XTStafford
How safe is ST17 4XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 4XT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4XTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.