Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Mercury Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 140th 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 Mercury Road (WS11 5SP) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Road (WS11 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Marston Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mercury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blake Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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