Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mellor Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 371 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 Mellor Drive (ST14 7AL) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Heath average (55.4 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellor Drive (ST14 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkes Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mellor Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kynnersley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howitt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Johnson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clarkes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Netherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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