Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 9DN
How much crime is recorded in ST17 9DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
ST17 9DNStafford
How safe is ST17 9DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 9DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9DNNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary2.09.1
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.