Crime Rate in Heath, ward

Heath has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in East Staffordshire district and the 3064th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 287th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heath in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the East Staffordshire district average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -65.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 295 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Clarkes Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.