Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whitebeam Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Branston , and the 146th 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 Whitebeam Close (DE14 3QU) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitebeam Close (DE14 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Court Farm Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitebeam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatenhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatenhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatenhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebeam Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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