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

The Crescent 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 The Crescent (WS11 4AD) 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 The Crescent (WS11 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Cardinal Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaelic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaelic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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