Total Crime Rate

277.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norton East Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 18th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton East Road (WS11 9RT) in the last 12 months was 277.4 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% higher than the Norton Canes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton East Road (WS11 9RT), 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 Norton East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaumont Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brownhills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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