Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 165th highest crime rate of 371 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 Kensington Road (DE15 0JH) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Brizlincote average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (DE15 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near Ashley Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ascot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Ashley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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