Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knight Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Branston , and the 89th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knight Close (DE13 9ES) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Branston average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 381.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Close (DE13 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Dodslow Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dodslow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodslow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dodslow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alders Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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