Total Crime Rate
155.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Henry Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 43rd 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 Henry Street (ST16 3JE) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henry Street (ST16 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edison Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakiston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Read Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Read Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Read Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Charnley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bell Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Charnley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Charnley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Charnley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Charnley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Charnley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prospect Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Charnley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charnley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charnley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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