Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Court
Apr 2026Other theft St Tonis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Tonis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richards Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richards Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Littleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheridan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Read Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Read Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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