Total Crime Rate

529.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 529.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • 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

Birches Valley area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 8th highest crime rate of 318 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 Birches Valley (WS15 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 529.4 per 1,000 residents and was 618.3% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 218.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birches Valley (WS15 2UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Etching Hill & the Heath

Crime Over Time in Birches Valley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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