Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stone Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stone Road (ST16 2RS) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stone Road (ST16 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Lane, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greyfriars (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellasis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fancy Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greyfriars —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izaak Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Donne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Donne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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