Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Broughton Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 158th lowest 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 Broughton Close (ST16 1QS) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Close (ST16 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gough Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Young Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broughton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coachmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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