Total Crime
103,269
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
+4.0%
99,254 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-5.6%
24,806 vs 26,289
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 4.0% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 28.2%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 46.0%
Offset by
•
Burglary ↓ 14.2%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 7.6%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
3,122 |
+46.0%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,068 |
+29.0%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,752 |
+28.2%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,211 |
+15.3%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,374 |
+14.0%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 40.5%
|
41,873 |
+3.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
8,539 |
+1.7%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
707 |
+0.1%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,246 |
-6.3%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
5,880 |
-7.2%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
6,963 |
-7.6%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,658 |
-8.2%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,649 |
-14.2%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
227 |
-26.1%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |