Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaelic Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 101st 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 Gaelic Road (WS11 4PR) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaelic Road (WS11 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Grove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaelic Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Lee Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaelic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambria Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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