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Crime in Stafford by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,431crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Haughtonlowest rate3.3 per 1,000 a year
36.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Stafford (13%), Stone (18%) and Meir Heath (28%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1StaffordST16 · 45,659 residents 173.4▲ 13%violence
2DoxeyST16 · 5,388 residents 133.6▲ 51%violence
3StoneST15 · 18,517 residents 85.5▲ 18%violence
4EccleshallST21 · 4,081 residents 73.5▲ 53%violence
5Great HaywoodST18 · 1,796 residents 69▼ 34%violence
6BarlastonST12 · 1,597 residents 65.1▼ 47%violence
7Meir HeathST3 · 6,847 residents 64.3▲ 28%violence
8Gnosall HeathST20 · 3,218 residents 46▲ 32%anti-social behaviour
9YarnfieldST15 · 2,145 residents 44.8▼ 11%anti-social behaviour
10GnosallST20 · 4,685 residents 36.7▲ 54%violence
11TittensorST12 · 1,818 residents 33▼ 35%violence
12HixonST18 · 2,081 residents 32.7▼ 11%violence
13Little HaywoodST18 · 2,904 residents 24.8–violence
14Walton on the HillST17 · 5,911 residents 24.4▼ 5%violence
15ColwichST17 · 2,904 residents 22–violence
16FulfordST11 · 1,623 residents 17.3–violence
17WestonST18 · 1,970 residents 16.2▼ 43%theft
18WoodseavesST20 · 2,119 residents 9.4–violence
19HaughtonST18 · 2,402 residents 3.3–public order

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Stafford have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Haughton, Woodseaves, Weston, Fulford and Colwich.

Which areas of Stafford have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Stafford, Doxey, Stone, Eccleshall and Great Haywood.

Is crime going up or down in Stafford?

Across Stafford, 3,431 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.