Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cowley Green area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Green (WS12 4JX) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Green (WS12 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cowley Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountain Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountain Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Bark Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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