Crime Rates at Forrest Avenue, Cannock, WS11 0AH

Forrest Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 318 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 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carfax (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.