Total Crime Rate

805.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 805.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Drugs 100.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.2 9/10
  • Public order 81.2 10/10
  • Other theft 61.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
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

Castle Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 4th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (ST16 2ED) in the last 12 months was 805.2 per 1,000 residents and was 608.5% higher than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 331.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (ST16 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Eye (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jerningham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tosney Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Eye Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Eye Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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