Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 134th highest crime rate of 373 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 Smithfield Road (ST14 7LD) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (ST14 7LD), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A518 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
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Data Sources

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