Postcode district · Stafford
Crime in ST18
How much crime is recorded in ST18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 36,376 (2024)
ST18Postcode district · Stafford
How safe is ST18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST18, 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
ST18National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.