Crime Rate in Penkside, ward

Penkside has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Stafford district and the 1487th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 131st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penkside in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Stafford district average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penkside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penkside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 69 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Peach Avenue (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.