Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 112th highest crime rate of 318 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 Mount Avenue (WS12 4DA) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Avenue (WS12 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Millicent Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mount Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millicent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mavis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lomax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blewitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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