Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ludgate Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dove , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 371 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 Ludgate Street (DE13 9BW) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Dove average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 433.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludgate Street (DE13 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower High Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burton Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monk Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Keep | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fishpond Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Rise | — |
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