Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weston Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 144th 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 Weston Road (ST16 3RS) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Road (ST16 3RS), 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 Weston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crossway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richards Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tithe Barn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cull Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cull Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Copper Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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