Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowlishaw Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 114th lowest 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 Cowlishaw Way (WS15 1SE) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowlishaw Way (WS15 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrow Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redbrook Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowlishaw Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Setterfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eremon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eremon Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Public order Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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