Crime Rate in Coton, ward

Coton has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 812th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 55th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Coton in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 84.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 670 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.