Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chadsfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 94th 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 Chadsfield Road (WS15 2QL) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chadsfield Road (WS15 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eaton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portobello | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portobello | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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