Total Crime Rate

662.2 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 662.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 48.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Crossley Stone area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 4th 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 Crossley Stone (WS15 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 662.2 per 1,000 residents and was 733.3% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 202.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossley Stone (WS15 2DQ), 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 Crossley Stone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Drive Local resolution
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 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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