Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Other crime 39.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hound Hill area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bagots & Needwood , and the 51st highest crime rate of 373 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 Hound Hill (ST14 8LN) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 303.0% higher than the Bagots & Needwood average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 700.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hound Hill (ST14 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hound Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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