Total Crime Rate

322.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 322.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 53 local areas in Dove , and the 8th 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 Wellington Road (DE14 2AP) in the last 12 months was 322.7 per 1,000 residents and was 764.0% higher than the Dove average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street West Local resolution
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Data Sources

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