Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holmcroft Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 87th 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 Holmcroft Road (ST16 1JF) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmcroft Road (ST16 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holmcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Donne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Cotton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Young Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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