Total Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commonside Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 131st highest crime rate of 438 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 Commonside Close (ST16 3FP) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commonside Close (ST16 3FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marston Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorrington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorfields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | North Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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