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Staffordshire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Staffordshire Police.

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard
Staffordshire Police crime trends

Total Crime

105,373

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+6.3%

99,163 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+2.2%

25,790 vs 25,231

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 6.3% in this area.

Driven by

Anti-social behaviour ↑ 29.9%
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.7%
Drugs ↑ 42.1%

Offset by

Shoplifting ↓ 10.2%
Other theft ↓ 5.4%
Burglary ↓ 7.6%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Staffordshire Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Anti-social behaviour
16,315
+29.9%
vs -0.2% nationally
15.5%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 40.6%
42,754
+5.7%
vs +1.1% nationally
40.6%
Up
Drugs
3,208
+42.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
3.0%
Up
Robbery
1,167
+45.1%
vs +9.3% nationally
1.1%
Up
Public order
8,628
+2.3%
vs -4.3% nationally
8.2%
Up
Other crime
2,368
+8.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
2.2%
Up
Possession of weapons
1,191
+11.5%
vs +6.8% nationally
1.1%
Up
Bicycle theft
731
+7.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.7%
Up
Vehicle crime
4,904
+0.4%
vs -11.7% nationally
4.7%
Flat
Theft from the person
244
-19.2%
vs -20.1% nationally
0.2%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
7,351
-3.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
7.0%
Down
Burglary
3,677
-7.6%
vs -9.2% nationally
3.5%
Down
Other theft
5,928
-5.4%
vs -6.9% nationally
5.6%
Down
Shoplifting
6,907
-10.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
6.6%
Down