Total Crime Rate

214.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.7 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 214.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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

Bridgewater Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dove , and the 19th highest crime rate of 373 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 Bridgewater Road (DE14 2GD) in the last 12 months was 214.4 per 1,000 residents and was 417.4% higher than the Dove average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgewater Road (DE14 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Shobnall Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgewater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shobnall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Bridgewater Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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