Chase Rural — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
This neighbourhood is home to Hednesford Town Football club at Keys Park Stadium. Since the 1980s Heath Hayes has grown from a small village situated between Cannock and Norton Canes to a large residential area with a variety of new housing developments. The area also contains the growing village of Wimblebury and Hawks Green both which have a mix of new residential and industrial development. In recent years the business community has also grown with the development of small industrial estates and office complexes.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
61 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (57): ▲ 4 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences33 · 54%
- Anti-social behaviour8 · 13%
- Public order8 · 13%
- Other theft4 · 7%
- Burglary3 · 5%
- Criminal damage and arson2 · 3%
- Vehicle crime2 · 3%
- Shoplifting1 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
53 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect36 · 68%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified12 · 23%
- Local resolution2 · 4%
- Awaiting court outcome2 · 4%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 2%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the Heath Hayes area, in particular the anti-social use of vehicles.
Officers are working closely with local business owners and Community Safety Partnership teams to ensure open spaces are a safe environment. Our teams provide a number of initiatives including intervention work to ensure those committing ASB are diverted to positive activities.
Set: 2025-06-01
Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the Heath Hayes area, in particular the use of drugs.
Local officers are tackling anti-social behaviour by adopting a problem-solving approach to identified vulnerable locations by providing high visibility patrols. Working in collaboration with a range of statutory, non-statutory and 3rd sector partners, to get to the root of problems and solve them for the long-term. The NPT will make use of policing powers including warrants to tackle these issues.
Set: 2025-09-01
The issue affecting the area is vehicles - in particular the anti-social use of vehicles in terms of parking and also criminal damage to vehicles.
Local officers are adopting a problem-solving approach to vulnerable locations and working in collaboration with a range of partners to get to the root of problem and solve them for the long-term. This will include a visible presence at appropriate times.
Set: 2025-11-25
To combat vehicle crime.
Officers will be using intelligence led policing to direct patrols to the locations frequented by offenders to reduce ongoing vehicle thefts.
Set: 2026-03-04
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Heath Hays and promoting domestic violence awareness in rural communities
Officers are working closely with local business owners and Community Safety Partnership teams to ensure open spaces are a safe environment. Our teams provide a number of initiatives including intervention work to ensure those committing ASB are diverted to positive activities. Events such as the County show and Police Open Day are in the engagement calendar to increase awareness of domestic violence in rural communities.
Set: 2026-06-08
Public events & surgeries
Police Surgery
2026-07-20 · Heath Hayes Library
Police Surgery
2026-08-21 · Heath Hayes Library
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Cannock Police Station (station)Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, WS11 1AW
Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police
All Staffordshire Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Staffordshire Police.