Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishop Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Branston , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishop Lane (DE13 9EY) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishop Lane (DE13 9EY), 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.
View Crime In Branston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodslow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodslow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dodslow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alders Reach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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