Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 93.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 316 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 Park Avenue (WS11 9QA) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (WS11 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownhills Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brownhills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownhills Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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