Total Crime Rate

242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Staples Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 18th 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 Staples Close (ST16 1WQ) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 283.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staples Close (ST16 1WQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shackleton Way, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Data Sources

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