Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Smillie Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 50th 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 Smillie Place (WS11 6DU) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smillie Place (WS11 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardie Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smillie Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Gap Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersfield
Apr 2026Other crime Petersfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Gap Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Gap Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Gap Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Way

Data Sources

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