Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 168th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Place (ST14 7AE) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Place (ST14 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gas Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A518 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A518 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A518 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A518 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A518 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennycroft Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheadle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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