Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Laurels area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 106th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Laurels (WS15 1BE) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (WS15 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hindley View, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mckie Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Laurels area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwick Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eremon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eremon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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