Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Embry Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 438 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 Embry Avenue (ST16 3QF) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embry Avenue (ST16 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prescott Avenue, where police recorded 32 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.

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Crime Over Time in Embry Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barras Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Court
Sep 2025Drugs Tithe Barn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Richards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richards Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tedder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beaconside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nimrod Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Banner Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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