Total Crime Rate
1481.1 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
603.8 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Mill 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.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfront Way | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfront Way | — |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Waterfront Way | Local resolution |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfront Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfront Way | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfront Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfront Way | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tipping Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | South Walls | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfront Way | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Walls | — |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Local resolution |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Local resolution |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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