Total Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 218.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smithfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 16th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Road (ST14 7JB) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 304.0% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (ST14 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Smithfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A518 Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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