Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lomax Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 95th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lomax Road (WS12 4BU) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Hednesford Green Heath average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lomax Road (WS12 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Rowley Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lomax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mavis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blewitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lomax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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