Total Crime Rate
1929.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
991.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lammascote Road area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the highest crime rate of 440 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 Lammascote Road (ST16 3TA) in the last 12 months was 1929.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1455.8% higher than the Common average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 338 (≈ 991.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lammascote Road (ST16 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 32 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensway | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lammascote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lammascote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Brook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearl Brook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queensway | Awaiting court outcome |
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