Total Crime Rate

700.7 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 700.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 309.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.9 10/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Newhall Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 3rd 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 Newhall Street (WS11 1AD) in the last 12 months was 700.7 per 1,000 residents and was 302.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 394.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhall Street (WS11 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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