Central Stafford
Middle areaSouth east Stafford. 10,137 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in Central Stafford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Stafford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Stafford at a rate of 299.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 960 |
| Other crime | 682 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 483 |
| Shoplifting | 354 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 220 |
| Drug offences | 147 |
| Burglary | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 60 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Stafford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Stafford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Stafford at a rate of 299.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 308 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Stafford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (960), other crime (682) and anti-social behaviour (483).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stafford
These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stafford and not Central Stafford alone. See Stafford
Central Stafford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Stafford was £190,000 in 2025.
Central Stafford had 9,443 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Central Stafford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Stafford, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.