Total Crime Rate
192.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pine Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norton Canes , and the 27th highest crime rate of 316 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 Pine Gardens (WS11 9UL) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pine Gardens (WS11 9UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownhills Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norton Canes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albutts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhills Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brownhills Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownhills Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
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