Total Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Saxon Close 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 Saxon Close (DE15 9RN) 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 Saxon Close (DE15 9RN), the main crime hotspot is near Five Lands Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Five Lands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Lands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrytree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinewood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewtree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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