Total Crime Rate

189.0 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 189.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lark Rise 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 Lark Rise (ST14 8SZ) 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 Lark Rise (ST14 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bunting Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunting Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Drovers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hockley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Lilac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balance Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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