Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Miners Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Hednesford Green Heath , and the 56th highest crime rate of 318 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 Miners Way (WS12 4WG) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Miners Way (WS12 4WG), the main crime hotspot is near Lawton Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Miners Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldhouse Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freeman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roberts Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fieldhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ardgay Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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