Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ellesmere Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 75th highest crime rate of 318 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 Ellesmere Road (WS11 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (WS11 1PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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