Total Crime Rate

904.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 904.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.7 10/10
  • Public order 131.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.9 10/10
  • Burglary 41.9 10/10
  • Drugs 41.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 438 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 New Street (ST16 3BE) in the last 12 months was 904.2 per 1,000 residents and was 695.6% higher than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 383.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (ST16 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Wogan Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foregate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Abbots Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Patricks'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foregate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lloyd Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lloyd Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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