Total Crime Rate

69.3 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 69.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gray Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 122nd 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 Gray Road (WS12 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Road (WS12 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fieldhouse Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Festival Mews (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Viewfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fieldhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldhouse Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pope Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Festival Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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