Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.4 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Christopher Terrace area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 40th 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 Christopher Terrace (ST17 4LY) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Terrace (ST17 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensville Bridge, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensville Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensville Bridge —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensville Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensville Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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