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Crime in ST21 6HU

How much crime is recorded in ST21 6HU, 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)
Crime

How safe is ST21 6HU

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 6HU 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
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ST21 6HUNational
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
Trend

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.

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