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

Newport Road 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 Newport Road (ST16 2HE) 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 Newport Road (ST16 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tipping Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars' Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars' Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tipping Street —
Sep 2025Public order Tipping Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker'S Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Austin Friars Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Friars Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Friars' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars' Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epsley'S Yard Local resolution
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Data Sources

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