Total Crime
105,373
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Staffordshire Police.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+6.3%
99,163 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+2.2%
25,790 vs 25,231
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
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 40.6%
|
42,754 |
+5.7%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,315 |
+29.9%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
8,628 |
+2.3%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,351 |
-3.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
6,907 |
-10.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
5,928 |
-5.4%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,904 |
+0.4%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Burglary
|
3,677 |
-7.6%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,208 |
+42.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,368 |
+8.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,191 |
+11.5%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,167 |
+45.1%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
731 |
+7.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
244 |
-19.2%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |