Total Crime Rate

313.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 313.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ely Close 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 Ely Close (WS11 7YP) 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 Ely Close (WS11 7YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Crescent, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingestre Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ely Close area

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Data Sources

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