Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 65th highest crime rate of 316 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 Stafford Lane (WS12 1LE) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher than the Chadsmoor average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Lane (WS12 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Broomsfield. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway View Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Rise Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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