Total Crime Rate
468.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tithe Barn Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 8th 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 Tithe Barn Road (ST16 3PL) in the last 12 months was 468.2 per 1,000 residents and was 242.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 248.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tithe Barn Road (ST16 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richards Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richards Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richards Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smallman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Thomas Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tithe Barn Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithe Barn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tithe Barn Road | Under investigation |
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