Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST17 9SP
How much crime is recorded in ST17 9SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfields & Burton Manor
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
ST17 9SPStafford
How safe is ST17 9SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST17 9SP area, above 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 9SPNational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Burglary1.09.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.