Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvey 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 Harvey Place (ST14 7AJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Harvey Place (ST14 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarkes Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Howitt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennycroft Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheadle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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