April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ST15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ST15 recorded 127 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.08 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 48.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 24.0% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring50.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment127 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 24.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

127
trending_down -9.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

50.01per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

863

Within ST15 district

Staffordshire Moorlands

31,155

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Bicycle theft: 1
6
Crown Street Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Stafford Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 1
5
Hilderstone Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
4
Christchurch Way Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 1
4
Tyler Grove Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1
4
Hall Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Darwin Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Churchill Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
127 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
61
48.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
18
14.2%
Other Theft
11
8.7%
Public Order
8
6.3%
Shoplifting
8
6.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
5.5%
Burglary
4
3.1%
Vehicle Crime
3
2.4%
Drug Offences
2
1.6%
Other Crime
2
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.8%
Robbery
1
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.8%

Crime Analysis: ST15

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ST15 (48.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.2%) and Other Theft (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST15 has fallen sharply — by 24.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ST15 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -24.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.5%

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