Crime Rate in Etching Hill & the Heath, ward

Etching Hill & the Heath has the 6th lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Cannock Chase district and the 3124th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 307th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Etching Hill & the Heath in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Cannock Chase district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Etching Hill & the Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 326 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 405 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Etching Hill & the Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Birches Valley, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around William Morris Court (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.