Total Crime Rate

282.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 282.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.6 8/10
  • Other theft 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 11th 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 Church Street (ST14 8AA) in the last 12 months was 282.8 per 1,000 residents and was 423.6% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ST14 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A518 Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A518 —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A518 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chamberlain Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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