Total Crime Rate
57.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Badgery Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 161st highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Badgery Close (ST14 7RR) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Badgery Close (ST14 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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