Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Butts Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 112th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Lane (WS11 9PP) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Norton Canes average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 691.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Lane (WS11 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Harrier Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Way —
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Data Sources

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