Total Crime Rate

641.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 641.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.0 9/10
  • Public order 59.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
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

Cherry Bank area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 5th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Bank (WS12 4DF) in the last 12 months was 641.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1144.2% higher than the Hednesford Green Heath average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 59.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 252.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Bank (WS12 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anglesey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Anglesey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglesey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesey Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesey Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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