Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 21.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langholm Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langholm Drive (WS12 2TP) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langholm Drive (WS12 2TP), the main crime hotspot is near Melbourne Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langholm Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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