Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 69.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Larch Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 64th highest crime rate of 316 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 Larch Road (WS15 1AG) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Road (WS15 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrow Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redbrook Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Public order Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckmaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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