Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Grimley Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 74th highest crime rate of 316 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 Grimley Way (WS11 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimley Way (WS11 5UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannock Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grimley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taplow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petersfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Close —
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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