Total Crime Rate
108.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 84th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Street (ST16 3PB) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Street (ST16 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Richards Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prescott Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Barn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Tonis Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Tonis Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westhead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prescott Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Littleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Prescott Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sheridan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Read Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Read Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Prescott Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prescott Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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