Crime Rates at Balance Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 8JE

Balance Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 26th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balance Street (ST14 8JE) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 241.3% higher than the Heath average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balance Street (ST14 8JE), 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.