Total Crime Rate
203.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (DE15 0BP) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 218.1% higher than the Brizlincote average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Street (DE15 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawfield Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winshill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hawfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nelson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berry Hedge Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Madras Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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