ST17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ST17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In ST17, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How ST17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is ST17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST17 at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across ST.
In August 2026 alone, 275 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,289), other crime (507) and anti-social behaviour (487).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST17 was 65.4 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in ST17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ST17 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in ST17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Staffordshire 001B | 1,781 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.6% |
| Stafford 010D | 1,968 | 120.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.5% |
| Stafford 010G | 1,032 | 649.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.6% |
| Stafford 011A | 1,329 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Stafford 011B | 1,210 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Stafford 012A | 1,469 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| Stafford 012C | 1,738 | 115.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |
| Stafford 012D | 1,328 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| Stafford 013A | 1,447 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Stafford 013B | 1,593 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Stafford 013C | 1,757 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Stafford 013D | 1,489 | 167.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Stafford 013E | 1,447 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Stafford 014A | 1,450 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Stafford 014B | 1,517 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Stafford 014E | 1,466 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| Stafford 014F | 1,578 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| Stafford 014G | 1,715 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| Stafford 014H | 1,780 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| Stafford 014I | 2,614 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.4% |
| Stafford 016A | 1,710 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| Stafford 016B | 1,552 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.3% |
| Stafford 016C | 2,221 | 161.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Stafford 016D | 2,202 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
MPs for ST17
- Leigh InghamLabourMP for Stafford84% of ST17’s postcodes
- Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservativeMP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge16% of ST17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in ST174
Postcode sectors in ST173
Council1
Towns in ST171
Postcode districts next to ST175
Nearest rail stations1
More in the ST postcode area2
ST17 in brief
ST17 is a postcode district covering Stafford, in Stafford.
About 39,918 people lived in ST17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £253,000 in 2025 across 613 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ST17 was £253,000 in 2025.
ST17 had 39,063 usual residents at the census.
In ST17, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ST17, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.