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Crime in ST18 9

How much crime is recorded in ST18 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stafford
Region
West Midlands
Population
16,295 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST18 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST18 9, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST18 9National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 41% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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