Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eccleshall Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 139th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eccleshall Road (ST16 1HP) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eccleshall Road (ST16 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitt Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nursery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Cotton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Donne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Izaak Walton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Izaak Walton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | North Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Izaak Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nursery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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