Total Crime Rate

339.8 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 339.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Stafford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 11th 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 Stafford Road (WS11 4AG) in the last 12 months was 339.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 181.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (WS11 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grainger Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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