Crime Rates at Watling Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0BL

Watling Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 37th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street (WS11 0BL) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (WS11 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barge Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.