Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St James Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 92nd 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 St James Road (WS11 9QE) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (WS11 9QE), 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 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Brownhills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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