Total Crime Rate
647.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
284.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lichfield Street area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Street (ST15 8NA) in the last 12 months was 647.3 per 1,000 residents and was 829.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 284.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lichfield Street (ST15 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A520 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millers Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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