Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hednesford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 134th highest 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 Hednesford Road (WS12 3EA) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hednesford Road (WS12 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hednesford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coverdale Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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