Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thompson Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thompson Road (WS15 1HW) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Road (WS15 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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