Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harwood Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Branston , and the 19th 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 Harwood Avenue (DE14 3JL) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 257.1% higher than the Branston average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Avenue (DE14 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay'S Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Merlin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lynwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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