Staffordshire Police/Crime in Staffordshire Police

Crime in Staffordshire Police

Recorded crime across Staffordshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,112,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

8,324Crimes recorded

7.5Rate per 1,000

17 of 41National rank

3mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

8,324

Crime rate per 1,000

7.5 per 1,000 people

National ranking

17 of 41 (4% below average)

Month-on-month

-3.8%

Year-on-year

+10.0% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (43.1%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20238,423 crimes

Mar 20239,791 crimes

+16.2% vs previous month

Apr 20238,902 crimes

-9.1% vs previous month

May 20238,514 crimes

-4.4% vs previous month

Jun 202310,305 crimes

+21.0% vs previous month

Jul 20238,476 crimes

-17.7% vs previous month

Aug 20238,822 crimes

+4.1% vs previous month

Sept 20238,446 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Oct 20238,493 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Nov 20237,778 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Dec 20237,007 crimes

-9.9% vs previous month

Jan 20248,545 crimes

+21.9% vs previous month

Feb 20247,619 crimes

-10.8% vs previous month

Mar 20247,949 crimes

+4.3% vs previous month

Apr 20249,043 crimes

+13.8% vs previous month

May 20248,894 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Jun 20248,039 crimes

-9.6% vs previous month

Jul 20249,278 crimes

+15.4% vs previous month

Aug 20248,642 crimes

-6.9% vs previous month

Sept 20248,569 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Oct 20248,582 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Nov 20247,743 crimes

-9.8% vs previous month

Dec 20247,764 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

Jan 20257,564 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Feb 20256,915 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Mar 20258,579 crimes

+24.1% vs previous month

Apr 20259,031 crimes

+5.3% vs previous month

May 20258,877 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Jun 20259,446 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Jul 20259,625 crimes

+1.9% vs previous month

Aug 20258,868 crimes

-7.9% vs previous month

Sept 20258,806 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Oct 20258,731 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Nov 20257,954 crimes

-8.9% vs previous month

Dec 20258,650 crimes

+8.8% vs previous month

Jan 20268,324 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,585 (43.1%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,143 (13.7%)
3
Public order
618 (7.4%)
4
Shoplifting
573 (6.9%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
557 (6.7%)
6
Other theft
482 (5.8%)
7
Vehicle crime
347 (4.2%)
8
Burglary
290 (3.5%)
9
Drugs
276 (3.3%)
10
Other crime
208 (2.5%)
11
Possession of weapons
96 (1.2%)
12
Robbery
90 (1.1%)
13
Bicycle theft
42 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
17 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	8,324	-3.8%	3,585	1,143	290	347	573	276	90	618
Dec 2025	8,650	+8.8%	3,755	987	348	336	622	261	100	659
Nov 2025	7,954	-8.9%	3,271	1,095	263	332	540	276	85	618
Oct 2025	8,731	-0.9%	3,604	1,260	308	346	553	311	89	740
Sept 2025	8,806	-0.7%	3,726	1,191	270	352	569	306	97	808
Aug 2025	8,868	-7.9%	3,429	1,570	307	380	562	250	108	772
Jul 2025	9,625	+1.9%	3,818	1,671	344	397	529	308	78	851
Jun 2025	9,446	+6.4%	3,802	1,570	331	555	608	266	113	780
May 2025	8,877	-1.7%	3,406	1,643	319	482	634	196	101	697
Apr 2025	9,031	+5.3%	3,489	1,385	325	484	638	277	111	771
Mar 2025	8,579	+24.1%	3,402	1,348	298	357	621	234	64	749
Feb 2025	6,915	-8.6%	2,826	890	261	322	566	184	49	535
Jan 2025	7,564	-2.6%	3,128	846	276	408	639	253	76	581
Dec 2024	7,764	+0.3%	3,341	788	263	382	584	276	45	606
Nov 2024	7,743	-9.8%	3,132	985	267	385	629	194	63	655
Oct 2024	8,582	+0.2%	3,419	1,119	365	441	713	213	90	697
Sept 2024	8,569	-0.8%	3,550	962	279	423	782	164	78	764
Aug 2024	8,642	-6.9%	3,517	1,113	336	423	656	177	68	764
Jul 2024	9,278	+15.4%	3,811	1,133	376	456	720	148	78	901
Jun 2024	8,039	-9.6%	3,211	1,117	355	402	566	111	64	763
May 2024	8,894	-1.6%	3,652	1,213	421	428	579	146	70	792
Apr 2024	9,043	+13.8%	3,668	1,049	497	489	681	174	68	663
Mar 2024	7,949	+4.3%	3,193	1,054	433	475	523	133	63	614
Feb 2024	7,619	-10.8%	3,100	905	402	392	494	162	74	641
Jan 2024	8,545	+21.9%	3,679	920	386	510	615	187	76	566
Dec 2023	7,007	-9.9%	2,963	844	365	410	452	124	44	471
Nov 2023	7,778	-8.4%	3,068	952	419	495	555	151	51	548
Oct 2023	8,493	+0.6%	3,699	1,115	376	462	514	135	57	614
Sept 2023	8,446	-4.3%	3,641	1,235	388	400	498	112	69	662
Aug 2023	8,822	+4.1%	3,518	1,377	350	479	528	128	86	715
Jul 2023	8,476	-17.7%	3,609	1,378	340	401	480	127	64	568
Jun 2023	10,305	+21.0%	4,423	1,436	434	410	573	127	102	849
May 2023	8,514	-4.4%	3,408	1,528	359	481	396	116	59	572
Apr 2023	8,902	-9.1%	3,769	1,308	358	502	427	149	88	669
Mar 2023	9,791	+16.2%	4,171	1,220	375	538	557	165	80	872
Feb 2023	8,423	—	3,582	1,121	346	425	513	88	88	714