Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smillie 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.
View Crime In Chadsmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Gap Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petersfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petersfield | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Gap Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Gap Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Gap Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnard Way | — |
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