Total Crime Rate

552.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 552.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stafford Brook Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 7th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Brook Road (WS15 2TX) in the last 12 months was 552.0 per 1,000 residents and was 680.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 158.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Brook Road area

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