Crime Rate in Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley, ward

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Cannock Chase district and the 1672nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 148th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Cannock Chase district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Kings Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.