Total Crime Rate

152.8 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.9 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hound Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bagots & Needwood , and the 42nd 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 Hound Hill (ST14 8LN) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.6% higher than the Bagots & Needwood average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 965.1% 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 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hound Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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