Crime Rates at Avocet Close, Uttoxeter, ST14 8UG

Avocet Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 64th 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 Avocet Close (ST14 8UG) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avocet Close (ST14 8UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balance Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.