CRIME RATES ARE FALLING IN STAFFORDSHIRE

CRIME RATES ARE FALLING IN STAFFORDSHIRE

Crime rates are continuing to fall as a result of 13,000 hours of overtime patrols across Staffordshire.

Since May last year, local officers have been carrying out extra duties across 19 different hotspot locations locally in an effort to drive down crime and to tackle the main concerns of people and businesses in our communities.

Now, we’ve clocked a total of 13,126 hours of #problemsolvingpolicing patrols in these areas, and the results are showing that these concerns are being dealt with robustly.

From May 2025 to the end of January 2026, we’ve:

• Reduced overall crime in the hotspot areas by eight per cent, alongside a two per cent overall reduction across Staffordshire

• Carried out more than 16,000 patrols

• Arrested more than 350 people

• Logged more than 14,000 engagements with local people and businesses.