Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Davies Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 159th highest 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 Davies Drive (ST14 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Davies Drive (ST14 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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 | The Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hill Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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