Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 78th 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 Byron Avenue (DE15 9LH) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Avenue (DE15 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Five Lands Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Five Lands Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Appleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Vale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coltman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathlands Grange —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Five Lands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Lands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Lands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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