Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Patrick Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Patrick Close (WS12 0FD) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Patrick Close (WS12 0FD), the main crime hotspot is near Deerhurst Rise. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deerhurst Rise | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middleway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michaels Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
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