Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodlands Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (ST16 1RD) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (ST16 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Simpson Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loynton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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