Total Crime Rate
178.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balance Street 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 Street (ST14 8JB) 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 Street (ST14 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A518 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spiceal Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balance Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Short Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Drovers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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