Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Saxon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Saxon Close (WS6 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 267.3% higher than the Cheslyn Hay Village average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Close (WS6 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Lane. Police recorded 21 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 Saxon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jones'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Grove —
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Data Sources

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