Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crown Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 56th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Street (ST15 8EF) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% higher than the St Michael's & Stonefield average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (ST15 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granville Square (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crown Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A520 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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