Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walnut Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Drive (WS11 6NF) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Drive (WS11 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardie Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arran Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Gap Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Gap Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Under investigation
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 Barnard Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Gap Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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