Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forrest Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forrest Avenue (WS11 0AH) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forrest Avenue (WS11 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunter Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carfax (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forrest Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcourt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Convent Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laburnum Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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