Total Crime Rate

328.0 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 328.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bryans Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 13th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryans Lane (WS15 2JN) in the last 12 months was 328.0 per 1,000 residents and was 312.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 174.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryans Lane (WS15 2JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bryans Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5013 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Brook Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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