Crime in Stone
Recorded crime in Stone is about the Stafford average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 16%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stone: about 14,862 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +16%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Stafford average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stone.
Crime over 5 years
Up 16% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Stone, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Stafford average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 70% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 70% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 20 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Stafford (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Stafford council area, not only Stone. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 121 | 0.85 | Down 14% |
| Cars broken into | 99 | 0.70 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 552 | 3.9 | Up 11% |
| Burglary of homes | 139 | 0.98 | Down 16% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 2.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 24.9 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 6.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.7 |
| Public order | 4.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 4.0 |
Postcode districts in Stone
Nearby towns
Council: Stafford
Questions about crime in Stone
- Is Stone a safe place to live?
- Stone scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Stafford average.
- Is crime going up or down in Stone?
- Up 16% over 5 years, from 813 recorded crimes a year to 939.
- What is the most common crime in Stone?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Stone compare with Stafford?
- Crime severity in Stone is about the Stafford average.
- How many cars are stolen in Stone?
- In Stafford, the council area Stone is in, the police recorded 121 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 14% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Stone?
- 552 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Stafford, the council area Stone is in, 3.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Stone last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Stafford, the council area Stone is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.