Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Holmcroft Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 61st 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 Holmcroft Road (ST16 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmcroft Road (ST16 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close —
Apr 2026Burglary North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Donne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Donne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street —
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Data Sources

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