Total Crime
105,576
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
+6.5%
99,090 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+7.5%
26,666 vs 24,806
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 6.5% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 28.0%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 6.6%
•
Drugs ↑ 34.2%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 9.9%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 2.7%
•
Burglary ↓ 3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
1,171 |
+38.7%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
3,162 |
+34.2%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,510 |
+28.0%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
736 |
+11.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,195 |
+10.6%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,390 |
+8.7%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 40.6%
|
42,899 |
+6.6%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
8,564 |
+0.4%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,855 |
-0.3%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other theft
|
5,987 |
-2.2%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,314 |
-2.7%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,659 |
-3.8%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
6,887 |
-9.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
247 |
-15.7%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |