Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Milton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

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 Milton Road (WS11 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Chadsmoor average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (WS11 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Grove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aidan'S Road —
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Data Sources

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