Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

Charnwood Close area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 8th lowest 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 Charnwood Close (WS15 2SU) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charnwood Close (WS15 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Glenhaven. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charnwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharnbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Rogers Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences March Banks Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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