Total Crime Rate

281.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 281.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Friars Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 16th 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 Friars Road (ST17 4AA) in the last 12 months was 281.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Road (ST17 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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