Stafford Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Located between junctions 13 and 14 of the M6 motorway, the thriving county town is home to a wide range of national high street retailers. Located in the centre is the High House, a historical building of much local interest. Supporting the local communities, Stafford provides a wide range of facilities including Victoria Park, a bowling green, cinema, library and leisure centre, a number of churches and a mainline railway station.
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
359 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (321): ▲ 38 (12%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences122 · 34%
- Anti-social behaviour48 · 13%
- Public order35 · 10%
- Drugs33 · 9%
- Shoplifting31 · 9%
- Criminal damage and arson24 · 7%
- Other theft16 · 4%
- Bicycle theft14 · 4%
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
286 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect129 · 45%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified84 · 29%
- Awaiting court outcome35 · 12%
- Local resolution28 · 10%
- Suspect charged as part of another case4 · 1%
- Offender given a caution2 · 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 raised about the amount of shop lifting in the town centre.
A dedicated town centre officer will be assigned to work Monday - Friday as a single point of contact for wider partners and businesses to link in with. This is in addition to the officers on each shift that will cover this area to target shoplifting. We also have various operations planned throughout the next three months to target this issue. We are working to issue Community Protection Notices, dispersal notices and most recently Criminal Behaviour Orders to keep our prolific shop lifters out of the town.
Set: 2025-06-11
Concerns raised for e-bikes and scooters riding through the town.
We are conducting targeted patrols with support from our Road Crime Team to address this. Further areas identified to continue with our road crime teams and react to intelligence.
Set: 2026-06-08
We've had several complaints from the community about bikes and e-scooters being ridden through the town centre and on the pavements of surrounding streets
Several targeted operations with local teams, community safety partnership and road crime. The town centre Sergeant will continue to plan more for the coming months.
Set: 2026-03-03
Antisocial behaviour in the town with youths getting on the roofs and causing issues, especially around McDonalds and Boots on Greengate Street.
Local officers to secure CCTV and identify those involved so we can work with parents and other partners to prevent any further offences. Several meetings have taken place in the town with businesses and patrols have been conducted both uniform and plain clothes.
Set: 2026-06-08
We have had a number of complaints about street drinking and the use of illegal drugs within the town centre.
We have a Public spaces Protection Order in place that allows Officers and PCSOs to deal with those that are causing a nuisance through drinking alcohol in public places. Those identified as causing anti-social behaviour (ASB) linked to alcohol and drugs have been issued with Community Protection notices that put conditions on them while in the town centre.
Set: 2026-06-11
Public events & surgeries
B&M community event
2026-07-20 · B&M, Kingsmead Retail Park
Eagle House Drop In (RO)
2026-07-23 · Eagle House, Newport Road, Stafford
WM05 SM - Drop in at Cafe 43
2026-07-23 · 43 Browning Street, Stafford
WM05 SM - Drop in at Cafe 43
2026-08-26 · 43 Browning Street, Stafford
WM05 SM - Drop in at Cafe 43
2026-09-23 · 43 Browning Street, Stafford
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
Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police
- Stafford North
- Stafford South
- Milford,Baswich,Weeping Cross
- Milwich,Chartley,Haywood,Hixon
- Penkridge & Huntington
- South West Stone
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.