Total Crime Rate

262.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 262.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bowes Drive area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Drive (WS11 5JH) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.0% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 186.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Drive (WS11 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Bowes Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taplow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petersfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodford End Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford End —
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Data Sources

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