Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Faraday Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 26th 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 Faraday Road (ST16 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Coton average (136.9 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 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (ST16 3NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freemen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Patron Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freemen Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Patron Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bell Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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