Total Crime Rate

1481.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

603.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1481.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 603.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 380.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 367.9 10/10
  • Public order 195.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 103.8 10/10
  • Other theft 97.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Bank area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 437 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 Mill Bank (ST16 2QU) in the last 12 months was 1481.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1186.1% higher than the Common average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 31.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 603.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Bank (ST16 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Oct 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Drugs Waterfront Way Local resolution
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Tipping Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Oct 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Oct 2025Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order South Walls Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour North Walls
Oct 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Drugs Bridge Street Local resolution
Oct 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Bridge Street Local resolution
Oct 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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