Crime Rates at South Walls, Stafford, ST16 3AA

South Walls area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Walls (ST16 3AA) in the last 12 months was 1929.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1455.8% 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 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 338 (≈ 991.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Walls (ST16 3AA), 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.