Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Walsall Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 113th highest crime rate of 318 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 Walsall Road (WS11 0HN) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (WS11 0HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairmount Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carfax (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keble Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallcourt Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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