Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salop Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salop Drive (WS11 8EL) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salop Drive (WS11 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Green (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salop Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Girton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinyates Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinyates Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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