Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lilac Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 25th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Avenue (WS11 0AP) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 188.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Avenue (WS11 0AP), 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 Lilac Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Don Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Delta Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Delta Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hampton Street 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 2026Public order Waterbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Convent Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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