Total Crime Rate
95.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ironstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 88th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ironstone Road (WS12 0QB) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 147.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ironstone Road (WS12 0QB), the main crime hotspot is near Longstaff Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 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 | St Bernards Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Danby Drive | Under investigation |
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