Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rishworth Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 157th highest crime rate of 316 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 Rishworth Avenue (WS15 2ER) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Etching Hill & the Heath average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rishworth Avenue (WS15 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eaton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadsfield Road | Under investigation |
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