Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 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
  • Robbery 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

Hereford Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 115th highest crime rate of 318 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 Hereford Way (WS15 1GP) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Way (WS15 1GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flaxley Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brereton & Ravenhill

Crime Over Time in Hereford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Monarchy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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