Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 9LB
How much crime is recorded in ST17 9LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfields & Burton Manor
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
ST17 9LBStafford
How safe is ST17 9LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 9LB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9LBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Shoplifting14.58.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Public order4.64.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.