Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 74th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (ST21 6DF) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Eccleshall average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.5% 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 21 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5026 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Small Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B5026 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5026 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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