Total Crime Rate

616.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 616.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.0 9/10
  • Public order 78.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crown Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in St Michael's & Stonefield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 438 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 Crown Street (ST15 8QN) in the last 12 months was 616.4 per 1,000 residents and was 712.3% higher than the St Michael's & Stonefield average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 270.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (ST15 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Granville Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Granville Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Granville Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Granville Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A520 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Granville Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stafford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Stafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonefield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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