Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balance Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 371 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 Balance Hill (ST14 8BT) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 222.6% higher than the Heath average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balance Hill (ST14 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balance Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balance Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Spiceal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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