Crime Rate in Crown, ward

Crown has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 wards in East Staffordshire district and the 3577th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 350th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crown in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the East Staffordshire district average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.