Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blythe , and the 78th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ST14 5JU) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 276.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST14 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Podmore View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edes Farm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edes Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edes Farm Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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