Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Old Hednesford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Hednesford Road (WS11 6UP) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hednesford Road (WS11 6UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pebble Mill Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbrook Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Hednesford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnard Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hednesford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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