Hednesford — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Local officers cover the following areas: Pye Green, West Hill, Broadhurst Green,Green Heath, Station Road and Brindley, Hednesford Hills, Littleworth, Hill Top, Blake, Marquis and Beaudesert. Home to Hednesford Hills and Cannock Chase - including the visitors' centre at Marquis Drive - this district boasts some of the nation's most outstanding areas of natural beauty. Hednesford is a town in its own right and is currently undergoing extensive regeneration and redevelopment. Hednesford Raceway, regarded as one of Europe's premier stock car racing circuits, is one of the main attractions, along with the Museum of Cannock Chase which includes the mining history of this area.
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
77 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (106): ▼ 29 (27%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences34 · 44%
- Anti-social behaviour19 · 25%
- Criminal damage and arson7 · 9%
- Public order5 · 6%
- Shoplifting5 · 6%
- Drugs2 · 3%
- Other crime2 · 3%
- Bicycle theft1 · 1%
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
74 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect47 · 64%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified15 · 20%
- Awaiting court outcome7 · 9%
- Local resolution2 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 3%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
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) - continuing issues with inappropriate use of vehicles
Officers are working closely with local business owners and Community Safety Partnership (CSP) teams to ensure our open spaces in Hednesford are a safe environment. Our teams provide a number of initiatives including intervention work to make sure those committing ASB are diverted to positive activities. The NPT is working closely with the CSP to appropriate use public space protection orders
Set: 2025-11-25
Reducing ASB and preventing re-offending.
Local officers will continue to target the drug dealers who are operating in the area. Intelligence will continued to be developed and positive action taken.
Set: 2026-03-04
To reduce Illegal parking in the area.
Officers will be patrolling the locations reported to ensure that illegal parking is reduced. Partnership work will also review current parking restrictions.
Set: 2026-03-04
Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
Officers are working closely with local business owners and Community Safety Partnership (CSP) teams to ensure our open spaces in Hednesford are a safe environment. Our teams provide a number of initiatives including intervention work to make sure those committing ASB are diverted to positive activities. The NPT is working closely with the CSP to appropriate use public space protection orders which have had a significant positive impact and will remain in place over the summer to prevent further ASB.
Set: 2026-06-08
Public events & surgeries
Fraud Talk - Pye Green Community Centre
2026-08-02 · Bradbury Lane
Hednesford Summer Festival
2026-08-08 · Hednesford Park
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
- Cannock East & North
- Chase Rural
- Etching Hill & The Heath
- Rawnsley
- Cannock South & West
- Brereton Ravenhill & Hagley
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.