Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Castle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eccleshall , and the 94th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Stafford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (ST21 6DF) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Eccleshall average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (ST21 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5026, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Small Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usulwall Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5026 Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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