Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sovereign Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Branston , and the 159th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Drive (DE14 3JG) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Branston average (67.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Drive (DE14 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oyster Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glencroft Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornescroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oyster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oyster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornescroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glencroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sovereign Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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