Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dove , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest (DE13 9JD) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest (DE13 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wakefield Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Keep Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Rise —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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