Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Holly Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 71st highest crime rate of 318 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 Holly Street (WS11 5RU) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Street (WS11 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holly Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poyner Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Margaret Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyner Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pope Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Festival Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pye Green Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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