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

Lichfield 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 Lichfield Road (ST17 4LF) 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 Lichfield Road (ST17 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterfront Way (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cramer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfront Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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