Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cannock Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 45th highest crime rate of 316 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 Cannock Road (WS11 5DD) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Chadsmoor average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WS11 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannock Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taplow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petersfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersfield
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glendawn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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