Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Girton Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 125th 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 Girton Road (WS11 0ED) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girton Road (WS11 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carfax (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Girton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Girton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinyates Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinyates Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Apr 2026Robbery Fairmount Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fairmount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcourt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollies Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Vale Under investigation

Data Sources

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