Total Crime Rate

112.8 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gorse Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 65th 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 Gorse Lane (WS15 1BA) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Lane (WS15 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Eremon Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eremon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eremon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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