Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Burton & Eton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (DE14 2RU) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Burton & Eton average (165.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (DE14 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Goodman Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Goodman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barker Round Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Barker Round Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barker Round Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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