Total Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scalpcliffe Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 373 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 Scalpcliffe Road (DE15 9AA) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scalpcliffe Road (DE15 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Mews. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brizlincote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scalpcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Drive | — |
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