Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ford Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 106th highest crime rate of 373 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 Ford Street (DE15 9LE) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ford Street (DE15 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stapenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Vale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathlands Grange | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Appleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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