Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newman Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 36th 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 Newman Grove (WS15 1BW) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newman Grove (WS15 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newman Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newman Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hindley View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Attlee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Brealey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A460 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arch Street —
Sep 2025Public order Lockside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chadwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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