Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell , and the 78th highest crime rate of 355 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 5LR) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Penkridge North & Acton Trussell average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Gardens (ST19 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Drive, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscomoor Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscomoor Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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