Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riversfield Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blythe , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riversfield Drive (ST14 5LN) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversfield Drive (ST14 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edes Farm Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Podmore View (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riversfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edes Farm Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Edes Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edes Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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