Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Curlew Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Curlew Close (ST14 8TR) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curlew Close (ST14 8TR), the main crime hotspot is near Bunting Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunting Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunting Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Serin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunting Close | — |
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