Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Reservoir Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 120th 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 Reservoir Road (WS12 1BE) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (WS12 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littleworth Hill, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leafdown Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Reservoir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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