Total Crime Rate

1899.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

754.7 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 1899.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 754.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 509.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 443.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 314.5 10/10
  • Public order 207.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.7 10/10
  • Other theft 59.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 56.6 10/10
  • Drugs 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Other crime 31.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
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

Tipping Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 440 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 Tipping Street (ST16 2LN) in the last 12 months was 1899.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1431.4% 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 162 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -32.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 754.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tipping Street (ST16 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 256 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tipping Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Bank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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