Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aspen Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 318 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 Aspen Court (WS12 0ST) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% higher than the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aspen Court (WS12 0ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerhurst Rise, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandown Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rugeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackthorn Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Close | Under investigation |
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