Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Thomas Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 60th 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 Thomas Drive (WS12 0FG) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Drive (WS12 0FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michaels Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannock Wood Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cannock Wood 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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