Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Road (WS11 1NE) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (WS11 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Filey Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Longford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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