Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterbrook Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 84th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterbrook Way (WS11 0GG) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterbrook Way (WS11 0GG), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterbrook Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Delta Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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