Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

White Steed Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coton , and the 60th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around White Steed Close (ST16 3WN) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Steed Close (ST16 3WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Steed Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Brook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Brook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patron Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patron Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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