Total Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Old Penkridge Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 38th 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 Old Penkridge Road (WS11 1HY) in the last 12 months was 164.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 437.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Penkridge Road (WS11 1HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Penkridge Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falcon Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Penkridge Road area

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Data Sources

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