Total Crime Rate

164.3 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 164.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 103.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harrow Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 39th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrow Close (WS15 1NL) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrow Close (WS15 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrow Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Drive (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Buckmaster Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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