Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newmarket Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 58th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (WS11 9FF) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Norton Canes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 285.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 337.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Road (WS11 9FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownhills Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newmarket Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brownhills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaumont Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
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Data Sources

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