Total Crime Rate
313.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodpigeon Drive area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodpigeon Drive (WS11 7LL) in the last 12 months was 313.3 per 1,000 residents and was 562.7% higher than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 854.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodpigeon Drive (WS11 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Close. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peregrine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobby Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobby Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobby Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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