Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Prospect Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 31st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Road (ST16 3NN) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher than the Coton average (159.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (ST16 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patron Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Freemen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patron Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Burglary Sandalwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dreieich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dreieich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dreieich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dreieich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dreieich Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dreieich Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dreieich Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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