Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Johns Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 75th 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 St Johns Road (WS11 0AN) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (WS11 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Don Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Convent Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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