Postcode · Stafford
Crime in ST21 6HE
How much crime is recorded in ST21 6HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleshall & Yarnfield
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
ST21 6HEStafford
How safe is ST21 6HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST21 6HE 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 6HENational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.