Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (DE15 9HU) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (DE15 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Bramble Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramble Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Road
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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