Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotswold Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 316 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 Cotswold Road (WS12 4EU) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (WS12 4EU), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cotswold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountain Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Fir Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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