Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heligan Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heligan Place (WS12 2FT) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heligan Place (WS12 2FT), the main crime hotspot is near Cleeton Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heath Hayes & Wimblebury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4154 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Denbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Court | Under investigation |
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