Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverway area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 188th 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 Riverway (ST16 3TH) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverway (ST16 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lammascote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lammascote Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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