Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 35th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 117th 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 4LG) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (ST17 4LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (9 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker'S Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stychfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cramer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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