Staffordshire Police 

Staffordshire Police covers a varied patch, which stretches from Tamworth in the south and follows the M6 up to Stoke-on-Trent in the north.

Overall crime is above the national average, with 160 offences per 10,000 registered cars. Criminal damage accounts for more than 50 per cent of all offences, while theft from a motor vehicle makes up 36 per cent of incidents. Just one in ten car crimes involves the theft of a vehicle.

Stoke-on-Trent experienced the biggest hotspots when it comes to car crime, with the city’s ST6 postcode being the worst region with 189 offences per 10,000 cars. Handley also experienced a spike in vehicle crime in 2011-2012, with 172 comparative incidents.

Burton-on-Trent experienced 109 car crimes per 10,000 vehicles, making it the worst town for crime in the whole of Staffordshire. The safest district was the postcode CW3, just outside Crewe, with a mere 17 offences.

Cars at risk include Mitsubishi (273 offences) Fiat (244 offences) and Suzuki (180 offences). The safest make of car in Staffordshire was Chevrolet, with just 47 reported crimes.

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