Total Crime Rate
208.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Violet Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 21st highest crime rate of 371 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 Violet Lane (DE15 9ES) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Lane (DE15 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marston Rise (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brizlincote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
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