Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Limes 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 The Limes (ST14 7FA) 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 The Limes (ST14 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkes Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Limes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycroft Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Howitt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheadle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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