Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melbourne Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 318 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 Melbourne Road (WS12 2SH) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (47.3 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 Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (WS12 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Street. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Boston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimblebury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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