Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harrowby Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Baswich , and the 127th 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 Harrowby Street (ST16 3TX) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Baswich average (26.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrowby Street (ST16 3TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Thomas Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cull Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westhead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Thomas Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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