Total Crime Rate

244.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 18th highest crime rate of 438 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 Lichfield Road (ST17 4LE) in the last 12 months was 244.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% higher than the Common average (113.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (ST17 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tipping Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Friars' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Austin Friars Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Friars Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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