Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Izaak Walton Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 218th highest crime rate of 440 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 Izaak Walton Street (ST16 1HT) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Izaak Walton Street (ST16 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Lane. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Izaak Walton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Donne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Donne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izaak Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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