Total Crime Rate

276.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 276.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brindley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 20th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brindley Road (WS12 4LL) in the last 12 months was 276.1 per 1,000 residents and was 435.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brindley Road (WS12 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brindley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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