Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Common Road Industrial Estate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 38th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Road Industrial Estate (ST16 3EA) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road Industrial Estate (ST16 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aston Terrace, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Common Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Road Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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