Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST21 6AW
How much crime is recorded in ST21 6AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleshall & Yarnfield
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
ST21 6AWStafford
How safe is ST21 6AW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST21 6AW area, 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
ST21 6AWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.