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Crime in DE14 3

How much crime is recorded in DE14 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,556 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE14 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE14 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE14 3National
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Shoplifting21.48.4
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order7.04.6
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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