Total Crime Rate
720.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
279.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 316 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 Market Street (WS15 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 720.8 per 1,000 residents and was 819.1% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 279.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Street (WS15 2JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Heron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Brook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wellington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Heron Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Brook Street | — |
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