Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavans Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 155th highest crime rate of 318 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 Cavans Close (WS11 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Chadsmoor average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavans Close (WS11 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Aidan'S Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cavans Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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