What is the crime rate in east staffordshire?

As of March 2026, east staffordshire has an annual crime rate of 70.96 per 1,000 residents, based on 892 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does east staffordshire rank nationally for crime?

east staffordshire ranks #184 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in east staffordshire?

The most common crime type in east staffordshire is Violence & Sexual Offences with 395 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 44.3% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Staffordshire Police Police

east staffordshire Crime Intelligence Report

east staffordshire recorded 892 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.89 per 1,000 residents. This places east staffordshire at #184 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 18.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 15.7% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

892

trending_up +18.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.96per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#121of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Staffordshire

#5rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 18 Robbery: 2 Bicycle theft: 1	18
On or near Park/Open Space Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other crime: 6	9
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 11	11
On or near Market Place Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 3 Theft from the person: 1	6
On or near Orchard Close Map	Other theft: 8	8
On or near A511 Map	Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 2	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7
On or near Cherrytree Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

892 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

395

44.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

116

13.0%

Public Order

9.4%

Shoplifting

6.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.7%

Other Theft

5.6%

Vehicle Crime

4.3%

Drug Offences

3.5%

Other Crime

3.0%

Burglary

1.5%

Robbery

1.2%

Weapons Possession

1.0%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

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21 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Burton	149	110.9
2	Eton Park	83	97.0
3	Stapenhill	88	96.8
4	Anglesey	51	82.6
5	Shobnall	69	78.1

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Abbey	4	1.0
shield	Rolleston on Dove	8	2.5
shield	Stretton	16	2.1
shield	Churnet	21	3.7
shield	Yoxall	5	1.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +18.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +15.7%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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