Crime Rates at Charles Cotton Street, Stafford, ST16 1PH

Charles Cotton Street 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 Charles Cotton Street (ST16 1PH) 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 Charles Cotton Street (ST16 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitt Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.