Total Crime Rate

284.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 284.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Railway Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 15th highest 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 Railway Street (ST16 2EA) in the last 12 months was 284.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% higher than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (ST16 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Eye. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broad Eye Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Spruce Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Eye —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spruce Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Stafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stafford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jerningham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jerningham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jerningham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Street —
Apr 2026Public order North Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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