Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 373 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 Chestnut Road (DE15 9QS) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Road (DE15 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stapenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coltman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Appleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackenwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Villas | Under investigation |
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