Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Public order 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 46.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southgate End area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 21st 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 Southgate End (WS11 1PS) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate End (WS11 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southgate End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berwick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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