Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

York Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 111th 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 York Court (WS12 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Hednesford Green Heath average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Court (WS12 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in York Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Smith Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway View Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Smith Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cardigan Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Eskrett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anglesey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anglesey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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