Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Datteln Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 46th 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 Datteln Road (WS11 5UH) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Datteln Road (WS11 5UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Chad'S Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locketts Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Chad'S Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locketts Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Close | 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 | Drugs | Taplow Place | Under investigation |
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