Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 93.3 7/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Applewood Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 97th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Applewood Close (ST14 7RN) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applewood Close (ST14 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Close, where police recorded 27 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.

Crime Over Time in Applewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycroft Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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