Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimblebury Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 316 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 Wimblebury Road (WS12 2HW) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimblebury Road (WS12 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longacres, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Davie Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimblebury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longacres —
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Davie Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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