Postcode district · Stafford
Crime in ST20
How much crime is recorded in ST20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 15,293 (2024)
ST20Postcode district · Stafford
How safe is ST20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST20, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
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).
ST20National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.