Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brooklyn Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 316 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 Brooklyn Road (WS12 3HT) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooklyn Road (WS12 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near Cleeton Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heath Hayes & Wimblebury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4154 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsemoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklyn Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cannock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Denbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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