Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gardner Place area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gardner Place (ST14 7EE) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gardner Place (ST14 7EE), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Under investigation |
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