Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.8 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Public order 61.3 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salcombe Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 24th highest crime rate of 316 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 Salcombe Close (WS11 1PP) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salcombe Close (WS11 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salcombe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Repton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlemere Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlemere Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlemere Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlemere Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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