Total Crime Rate
700.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newhall 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dee Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Green | Under investigation |
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