Total Crime Rate

274.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 274.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dove , and the 12th highest crime rate of 373 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 Wellington Road (DE14 2AP) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 563.4% higher than the Dove average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (DE14 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Street West. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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