Crime in Stafford
How much crime is there
in Stafford?
Every crime reported to the police within a mile of Stafford centre, month by month, from the Home Office's open data — and what the pattern means if you're protecting a home or business here.
Latest police data · July 2026
418 crimes reported within a mile of Stafford centre in July 2026.
▼ 2% vs June 2026 · ▲ 35% vs August 2025 · 12-month average 360
| Month | All crime | Property crime | Burglary | Vehicle | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 418 | 127 | 17 | 8 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 428 | 132 | 16 | 17 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 398 | 114 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 412 | 132 | 15 | 10 | 31 |
| March 2026 | 423 | 131 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| February 2026 | 335 | 97 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| January 2026 | 297 | 105 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 362 | 121 | 15 | 4 | 48 |
| November 2025 | 313 | 91 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 341 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 287 | 102 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| August 2025 | 310 | 83 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
July 2026 by category
Source: data.police.uk (Home Office). Street-level reports within a 1-mile radius of the town centre, anonymised to street points; latest published month lags by around two months. Reports, not convictions.
What the numbers say about Stafford
Over the last twelve months of published data, reported crime within a mile of Stafford centre averaged 360 incidents a month, peaking in June 2026 (428) and quietest in September 2025 (287). The trend is up (+35% year on year).
Property crime — the categories a security system is designed around — accounted for 127 reports in July 2026, with burglary at 17, vehicle crime at 8 and criminal damage at 14. That is higher than a year ago (83).
A one-mile circle around a town centre naturally includes the busiest streets, so these figures run higher than a residential estate on the edge of town. Use the postcode crime check for your own street, and remember every figure here is a report to police, not a conviction.
Your street, not the town centre
Check your own postcode.
Town-centre figures include the busiest streets. See the picture within a mile of your door.
Know Stafford. Then design for it.
Questions
Good to know.
Is Stafford a high-crime area?
A one-mile circle around any town centre captures its busiest streets, so the headline number looks high everywhere. Compare the property-crime line month to month and check your own postcode for a fair picture.
Where does this data come from?
data.police.uk — the Home Office's open policing data, the same source as Police.uk's public maps. Reports are anonymised to street points and published around two months in arrears.
What security does Stafford typically need?
It depends on the property, but the categories above tell you where to start: burglary points to cameras on approaches plus an app-armed alarm; vehicle crime to a driveway camera with number-plate detail. See CCTV installation Stafford.
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