Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Meadows area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bagots & Needwood , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (ST14 8QE) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Meadows (ST14 8QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehall Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bagots & Needwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Under investigation |
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