Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Vale Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell , and the 50th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South 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 Vale Gardens (ST19 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Penkridge North & Acton Trussell average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Gardens (ST19 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commerce Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fallowfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Gardens —
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Data Sources

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