Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Horninglow & Outwoods , and the 137th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (DE13 0TT) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Horninglow & Outwoods average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (DE13 0TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbots Fold Court, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balfour Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Balfour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castilla Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castilla Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castilla Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Fold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panama Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wyggeston Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Abbots Fold Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horninglow Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wyggeston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbots Fold Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horninglow Road North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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