Total Crime Rate

13.5 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 13.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheviot Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 14th 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 Cheviot Drive (WS15 2XL) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Drive (WS15 2XL), the main crime hotspot is near William Morris Court. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shugborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Morris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery William Morris Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Morris Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Morris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aneurin Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Close
Sep 2025Public order Pump Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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