Total Crime Rate

720.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

360.2 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 720.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 360.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.2 10/10
  • Public order 99.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Other theft 72.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • 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

Foregate Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 5th 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 Foregate Street (ST16 2PR) in the last 12 months was 720.3 per 1,000 residents and was 480.8% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 360.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foregate Street (ST16 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wogan Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foregate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Patricks'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wogan Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wogan Street
Apr 2026Burglary Wogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foregate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foregate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greyfriars
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snow Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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