Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Festival Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 87th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Festival Mews (WS12 4UT) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Chadsmoor average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festival Mews (WS12 4UT), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Festival Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pope Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Festival Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locketts Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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