Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Capercaillie Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 157th 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 Capercaillie Drive (WS11 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capercaillie Drive (WS11 7LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Close. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capercaillie Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Quail Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Close
Apr 2026Other theft Quail Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robins Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quail Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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