Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beech Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brewood, Coven & Blymhill , and the 125th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Close (ST19 9PP) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Brewood, Coven & Blymhill average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Close (ST19 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Drive. Police recorded 12 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 Beech Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgmond Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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