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Stafford South — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Stafford South covers the areas around the Manor, Highfields, Western Downs, Rowley and Penkside. The neighbourhood is home to Rowley Park sports stadium and Stafford Castle, the area also includes the residential area of Castlefields, Stafford Rugby Club and Rowley Hall Hospital plus community football pitches, a golf course, allotments and a range of schools and churches.

Contact the team

telephone
101

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

213 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (170): ▲ 43 (25%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences113 · 53%
  • Anti-social behaviour40 · 19%
  • Other theft14 · 7%
  • Public order13 · 6%
  • Criminal damage and arson9 · 4%
  • Drugs5 · 2%
  • Shoplifting4 · 2%
  • Vehicle crime4 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

138 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect85 · 62%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified33 · 24%
  • Awaiting court outcome12 · 9%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 2%
  • Offender given a caution3 · 2%
  • Local resolution2 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Concerns were raised by residents about the increase in drug dealing.

Officers have conducted engagement sessions and held drop-ins for the community to understand which specific addresses and individuals are causing the issues. We have been working closely with specialist officers and teams to take positive action against those running the drug dealing, which has subsequently led to arrests and safeguarding of children. The investigation is still ongoing.

Set: 2026-05-01

The drug issues and complaints are continuing, therefore high visibility patrols have been increased in the area and partnership working commenced to address the problems, particularly on the Highfields estate

High visibility patrols, increased surgeries to report intelligence and a partnership approach to dealing with further concerns.

Set: 2026-02-02

Despite the positive action in this area for drug supply, there appears to be a new group starting to do the same. Local officers will work with internal and external partners to combat this

Officers will be tasked to complete CCRs and provide high visibility in the area for reassurance and to understand the bigger picture. Deputy Commander will meet with local councillor for support

We have received reports of further drug dealing in the area from local councillor, despite some fantastic pro active work in the area.

Deputy Commander Wareing will be meeting with your local councillor in the coming days to understand what these problems are and how we can work together with partners to solve them. Local officers have been tasked to complete community contact records in the area to understand how the community are feeling and how we can best combat these problems

Set: 2025-10-31

Nuisance off-road motorbikes riding around the estates of Stafford south. They also use local fields and green spaces.

Roads policing have been made aware and tasked to be in the identified areas at key times to deal with and deter offenders. Work is undertaken via way of school assemblies and high visibility patrol at key times in repeat areas. Contacting landowners in regards to reinstating fences that may have been destroyed or removed providing offenders with easy access to green areas.

Set: 2026-04-01

Public events & surgeries

Community meet & greet

2026-07-16 · Homes plus Community Hub 12 Burton Square

Police surgery meet and greet

2026-08-20 · Homes plus Community Hub 12 Burton Square

Police Surgery Meet & Greet

2026-09-10 · Homes plus Community Hub 12 Burton Square

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Cannock Police Station (station)Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, WS11 1AW
Official Stafford South team page on Staffordshire Police's site

Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police

All Staffordshire Police neighbourhood teams →

Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Staffordshire Police.