Crime Rates at Ely Close, Cannock, WS11 7YP

Ely Close area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 19th highest crime rate of 316 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 Ely Close (WS11 7YP) in the last 12 months was 279.5 per 1,000 residents and was 568.2% higher than the Hawks Green with Rumer Hill average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -17.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 633.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ely Close (WS11 7YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.