Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hednesford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 147th 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 Hednesford Road (WS12 3DS) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hednesford Road (WS12 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Cleeton Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hednesford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Boston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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