Total Crime Rate
194.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Green area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 28th 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 High Green (WS11 1BE) in the last 12 months was 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Green (WS11 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 124 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 | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A34 | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A34 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A34 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A34 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A34 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A34 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Green | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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