Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Longford Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 118th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Road (WS11 0DF) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (WS11 0DF), 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 Longford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Delta Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Delta Way 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 Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue

Data Sources

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