Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waverley Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dove , and the 32nd 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 Waverley Lane (DE14 2HF) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 336.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Lane (DE14 2HF), 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 Waverley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridgewater Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shobnall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shobnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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