Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hednesford Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 66th highest crime rate of 318 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 Hednesford Road (WS11 6LB) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hednesford Road (WS11 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beau Court (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hednesford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyoak Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hednesford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beau Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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