Crime Rate in Norton Canes, ward

Norton Canes has the 5th highest crime rate of 12 wards in Cannock Chase district and the 2822nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 277th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norton Canes in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Cannock Chase district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norton Canes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norton Canes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Victoria Court, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brownhills Road (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.