Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaffinch Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 149th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffinch Close (WS12 1UH) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Chadsmoor average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Close (WS12 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curlew Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Andover Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matlock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muldoon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herondale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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