Total Crime Rate

570.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 570.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Lakeland Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 6th 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 Lakeland Court (WS12 1TH) in the last 12 months was 570.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1052.9% higher than the Hednesford Green Heath average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 221.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeland Court (WS12 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Valley, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunley Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lakeland Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Valley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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