Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wordsworth Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 87th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

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 Wordsworth Close (WS11 4AE) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Chadsmoor average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Close (WS11 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Grove, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambria Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaelic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aidan'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomhill Close —
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Data Sources

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