Total Crime Rate

562.5 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 562.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 388.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hednesford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 7th 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 Hednesford Road (WS11 6UW) in the last 12 months was 562.5 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 416.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hednesford Road (WS11 6UW), the main crime hotspot is near Beau Court. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hednesford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairmount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beau Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hednesford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beau Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollyoak Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beecroft Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Calving Hill Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑