Total Crime Rate

563.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

310.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 563.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 310.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 277.3 10/10
  • Other theft 117.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beelow Lane area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

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 Beelow Lane (ST10 3BL) in the last 12 months was 563.0 per 1,000 residents and was 642.0% higher than the Alton average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 310.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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