Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Meadowbrook Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 151st highest crime rate of 316 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 Meadowbrook Close (WS12 4FD) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowbrook Close (WS12 4FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Hill Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadowbrook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcghie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millicent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mcghie Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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