Total Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.0 9/10
  • Other theft 60.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Girton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 34th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Girton Road (WS11 0EN) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girton Road (WS11 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hednesford Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Girton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyoak Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cannock Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellis Walk —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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