Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 39th highest crime rate of 371 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 7LE) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 186.7% higher than the Heath average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (ST14 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drovers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A518 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hockley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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