Total Crime Rate
282.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roebuck Close 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 Roebuck Close (ST14 8AJ) 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 Roebuck Close (ST14 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Russell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chamberlain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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