Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crab Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 59th lowest 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 Crab Lane (ST16 1SN) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crab Lane (ST16 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coachmans Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gough Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crab Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coachmans Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Gorse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redhill Gorse Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coachmans Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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