Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plover Green area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plover Green (ST16 1FT) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Green (ST16 1FT), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhen Grove. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plover Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bradbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whimbrel Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Meadow Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Meadow Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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