Total Crime Rate

75.2 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 75.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Woodfield Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 109th 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 Woodfield Drive (WS11 9SR) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Norton Canes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Drive (WS11 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Norton Terrace. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadoaks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hednesford Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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