Total Crime Rate

346.9 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 346.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deanery Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 10th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deanery Close (WS15 3JX) in the last 12 months was 346.9 per 1,000 residents and was 336.6% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deanery Close (WS15 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deanery Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5013 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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