Total Crime Rate

1159.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1159.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 485.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mill Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the highest crime rate of 318 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 Mill Street (WS11 0EP) in the last 12 months was 1159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 565.4% 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 Shoplifting with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 263.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (WS11 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beau Court (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cannock Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyoak Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beau Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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