Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elwyn Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stretton , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elwyn Close (DE13 0BG) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Stretton average (31.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elwyn Close (DE13 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monarch Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stretton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgrove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Drive | Under investigation |
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