Total Crime Rate

1709.7 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 1709.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 692.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.7 10/10
  • Public order 199.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 178.9 10/10
  • Other theft 105.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.0 10/10
  • Drugs 55.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
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

Waterfront Way area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the highest crime rate of 438 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 Waterfront Way (ST16 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 1709.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1404.3% 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 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 321 (≈ 941.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfront Way (ST16 2HQ), 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 Waterfront Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker'S Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Martin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Friars' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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