Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plovers Rise area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 115th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plovers Rise (WS15 2PL) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plovers Rise (WS15 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Warner Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near March Banks (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plovers Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Warner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Warner Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frank Rogers Walk —
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Data Sources

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