Total Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stone Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 207th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stone Road (ST16 1LB) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stone Road (ST16 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Cotton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Young Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Crest | Under investigation |
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