Total Crime Rate

641.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 641.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.0 9/10
  • Public order 59.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
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

Lakeland Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 5th 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 Lakeland Court (WS12 1TH) in the last 12 months was 641.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1144.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 59.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 252.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeland Court (WS12 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glendene Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunley Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lakeland Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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