Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Kelvedon Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvedon Way (WS15 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Etching Hill & the Heath average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvedon Way (WS15 2SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charnwood Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcock Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvedon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharnbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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