Total Crime Rate

299.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 299.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.0 10/10
  • Public order 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolverhampton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 14th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (WS11 1BA) in the last 12 months was 299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% higher than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 235.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WS11 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverhampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A34 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Green —
Apr 2026Drugs High Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A34 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A34 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danilo Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danilo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

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