Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Street area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Street (ST16 3PG) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Street (ST16 3PG), 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 | Public order | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Littleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Barn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westhead 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 | Vehicle crime | Sheridan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Read Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Read Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 |
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