Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellington Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dove , and the 54th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (DE14 2DS) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 260.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (DE14 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Byrkley Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A5121 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A5121 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5121 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrkley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrkley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrkley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street West
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rangemore Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tilling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrkley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byrkley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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