Total Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benion Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Benion Road (WS11 5JP) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benion Road (WS11 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bowes Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Taplow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Festival Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntington Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntington Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntington Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locketts Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locketts Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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