Crime Rate in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, ward

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown has the highest crime rate of 12 wards in Cannock Chase district and the 433rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 24th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% higher than the Cannock Chase district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cannock Longford & Bridgtown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 639 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 853 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.