Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 9LS
How much crime is recorded in ST17 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfields & Burton Manor
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
ST17 9LSStafford
How safe is ST17 9LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 9LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.