Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lingfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 318 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 Lingfield Road (WS11 9FJ) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Road (WS11 9FJ), 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 Lingfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaumont Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brownhills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knights Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knights Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Other theft Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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