Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blythe , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (ST14 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Blythe average (29.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (ST14 5BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckley Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blythe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Lane | Under investigation |
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