Total Crime Rate

745.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 745.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 375.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 2nd 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 Market Square (WS15 2BS) in the last 12 months was 745.8 per 1,000 residents and was 838.6% 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 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 254.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (WS15 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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