Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Byrds Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 27th lowest 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 Byrds Lane (ST14 7NT) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byrds Lane (ST14 7NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennycroft Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gentian Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennycroft Road | — |
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