Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 318 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 Peters Road (WS12 1BL) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Road (WS12 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littleworth Hill, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Peters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharon Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Bakery Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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