Stafford: local statistics
Stafford is a district council area in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 142,903 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Stafford, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The median full-time employee living in Stafford was paid £805.50 a week before tax in April 2025, or £39,726 over a year. That is 10.2% above the figure for the West Midlands and 7th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest. For full-time jobs located in Stafford the median is £709.80 a week (−£95.70 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £533.40: a change of +51% before inflation.
A Band D home in Stafford pays an average of £2,302.68 in council tax in 2026-27, up £91.90 on 2025-26. It is 24th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,502.55.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 80.9% of Stafford residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 6.3 points), against 73.6% across the West Midlands. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 74.4% to 84.5%.
2.6% of Stafford residents aged 16 to 64 (2,185 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the West Midlands was 5.3%. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.3% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.3% in December 2025.
A girl born in Stafford in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.7 years and a boy 80.4 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.1 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 more. It is the 10th highest for women of 30 in the West Midlands.
Police recorded 9,018 crimes in Stafford in the year to March 2026, 63.1 for every 1,000 residents, 15th of 22 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 62.5 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 46.2 to 67.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The average house price in Stafford was £258,024 in July 2026, up 3.2% on July 2025. It ranks as mid-table in the West Midlands, 13th of 30; the average for the West Midlands was £250,880. This July figure is the highest in the series, 43% up on July 2016. The average price is 6.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Stafford. That ratio is close to the middle of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands (17th highest ratio).
142,903 people lived in Stafford in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.9% on mid-2024. That is 11,682 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.9% (the West Midlands: +7.8%). That is 12th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
6,495 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Stafford in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, the 11th highest of 30 in the West Midlands.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 131,221 |
| 2016 | 132,507 |
| 2017 | 133,199 |
| 2018 | 134,069 |
| 2019 | 135,286 |
| 2020 | 135,685 |
| 2021 | 137,201 |
| 2022 | 138,618 |
| 2023 | 140,321 |
| 2024 | 141,610 |
| 2025 | 142,903 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £180,678 |
| July 2017 | £187,961 |
| July 2018 | £187,092 |
| July 2019 | £193,692 |
| July 2020 | £196,481 |
| July 2021 | £212,492 |
| July 2022 | £240,505 |
| July 2023 | £242,710 |
| July 2024 | £242,631 |
| July 2025 | £250,064 |
| July 2026 | £258,024 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £533.40 a week |
| 2016 | £552.00 a week |
| 2017 | £561.00 a week |
| 2018 | £569.00 a week |
| 2019 | £608.20 a week |
| 2020 | £585.50 a week |
| 2021 | £613.30 a week |
| 2022 | £680.20 a week |
| 2023 | £729.40 a week |
| 2024 | £773.90 a week |
| 2025 | £805.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,502.55 |
| 2017-18 | £1,565.82 |
| 2018-19 | £1,651.42 |
| 2019-20 | £1,716.91 |
| 2020-21 | £1,781.76 |
| 2021-22 | £1,865.68 |
| 2022-23 | £1,921.92 |
| 2023-24 | £2,011.85 |
| 2024-25 | £2,107.72 |
| 2025-26 | £2,210.78 |
| 2026-27 | £2,302.68 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 48.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 53.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 60.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 59.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 53.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 46.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 62.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 62.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 63.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.5% |
| 2016/17 | 78.5% |
| 2017/18 | 84.5% |
| 2018/19 | 76.6% |
| 2019/20 | 76.6% |
| 2020/21 | 74.4% |
| 2021/22 | 78.0% |
| 2022/23 | 77.4% |
| 2023/24 | 80.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76.3% |
| 2025/26 | 80.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,115 |
| 2017 | 6,315 |
| 2018 | 6,335 |
| 2019 | 6,420 |
| 2020 | 6,450 |
| 2021 | 6,415 |
| 2022 | 6,335 |
| 2023 | 6,365 |
| 2024 | 6,385 |
| 2025 | 6,350 |
| 2026 | 6,495 |
Questions about Stafford
What is the average salary in Stafford?
£805.50 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Stafford?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,302.68 for 2026-27.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Stafford?
2,185 in August 2026 (2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Stafford?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.4 years for men and 83.7 for women.
What is the crime rate in Stafford?
Home Office figures show 9,018 offences in the year to March 2026, or 63.1 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average house price in Stafford?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £258,024.
What is the population of Stafford?
142,903 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Stafford
Every body that makes decisions for Stafford, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Stafford council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Stafford in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Stafford: Leigh Ingham (Labour) MP
- Stoke-on-Trent South: Dr Allison Gardner (Labour) MP
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge: Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK employment rate · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: East Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme · Nuneaton and Bedworth · Stratford-on-Avon · Warwick · Wychavon
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