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Crime ASB and domestic abuse

Recorded crime

  • As a result of COVID-19, recorded national crime reduced by 13% on the previous year, and reduced by 15% locally.
  • Crime rates in the County and across all Districts are well below national and regional levels.
  • While drugs offences have increased nationally by 14%, locally they have reduced by a fifth (20%).
  • Not all types of crime have decreased - Violence against the person offences remained static (+0.5% nationally and locally).

Recorded crime per 1,000 population (20-21)






Horizontal bar chart comparing rates across England and Wales, the West Midlands, the Staffordshire Police Force Area, Staffordshire County, and individual Staffordshire districts. England and Wales has the highest value at 77.6, followed by the West Midlands at 75.4. The Staffordshire Police Force Area is highlighted in yellow at 59.4, while Staffordshire County is also highlighted in yellow at 46.5. Among Staffordshire districts, Tamworth has the highest rate at 58.0, followed by Cannock Chase at 50.3 and Newcastle-under-Lyme at 49.1. Staffordshire Moorlands has the lowest value at 39.4. The bars are mainly light blue, with selected Staffordshire-wide figures highlighted in yellow for emphasis.

Source: ONS – Recorded Crime in England and Wales, 2020-21

Anti-social behaviour

  • In 2020-21 ASB included recorded breaches of COVID-19 related measures, which make it difficult to compare to previous years.
  • At a local level, more than a third of all ASB (37%) incidents relate to COVID-19 measures, which inflates statistics.
  • Overall rates of ASB in the County are just below national, however Tamworth, Cannock and Newcastle are all higher, consistent with pre-COVID-19 data.
  • ASB remains a Community Safety priority for all Districts.
  • Pre-COVID-19, the majority of ASB incidents related to Rowdy & Inconsiderate behaviour in public places. It is expected that post COVID-19 this trend will continue.

ASB incidents per 1,000 population (20-21)






Horizontal bar chart comparing rates across the Staffordshire Police Force Area, England and Wales, the West Midlands, Staffordshire County, and individual Staffordshire districts. The Staffordshire Police Force Area has the highest value at 42.5 and is highlighted in yellow. Newcastle-under-Lyme (37.6), Cannock Chase (37.0), and Tamworth (36.0) also record higher rates than the England and Wales average of 34.2. Staffordshire County is highlighted in yellow at 32.5, slightly below the England and Wales figure. The West Midlands records 30.8, while Lichfield (30.6), Staffordshire Moorlands (27.6), and South Staffordshire (24.5) have the lowest values. The chart uses blue bars for national and regional comparisons, light blue for district-level data, and yellow to highlight Staffordshire-wide figures.

 

Source: ONS Recorded Crime and ASB, 2020-21, Staffordshire Police Recorded ASB Incidents, 2020-21

Domestic abuse

  • Although crime overall has decreased, Domestic Abuse related crime has remained static (+2%).
  • However, referrals to providers have increased significantly through the pandemic (+25%), along with increasing complexity.
  • Mental health support is high, with just over half receiving support for this.
  • DA remains largely hidden – estimates suggest those who come into contact with Staffordshire Police represent around 35% of all victims. This is similar to estimated levels nationally.
  • DA remains a Community Safety priority for all Districts.

Domestic abuse victims per 1,000 (16+) population (2020-21)






Horizontal bar chart comparing rates across Staffordshire districts, the Staffordshire Police Force Area, and Staffordshire County. Cannock Chase has the highest value at 24.7, followed by Newcastle-under-Lyme at 23.5. The Staffordshire Police Force Area is highlighted in yellow at 23.1, while Tamworth records 22.6. Staffordshire County is also highlighted in yellow at 18.1. East Staffordshire records 17.8, Stafford 15.8, Staffordshire Moorlands 15.5, and Lichfield 15.4. South Staffordshire has the lowest value at 10.8. The chart uses light blue bars for district figures and yellow bars to highlight Staffordshire-wide comparisons.

Source: Staffordshire Police data, 2020-21