Total Crime Rate

171.8 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 171.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 35th 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 Hill Street (WS15 2JB) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (WS15 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hagley Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hagley Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sarah Challinor Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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