Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Middle Friars area has the 38th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 128th highest 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 Middle Friars (ST17 4AE) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Friars (ST17 4AE), 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 Middle Friars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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