Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Yarlet Croft area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 22nd lowest 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 Yarlet Croft (ST16 3HX) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Yarlet Croft (ST16 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarlet Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Place Under investigation
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 Fancy Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellasis Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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