Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Foster Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Avenue (WS12 4HN) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Avenue (WS12 4HN), the main crime hotspot is near Marston Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Foster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldhouse Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pope Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Festival Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Viewfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fieldhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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