Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rumer Hill Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 318 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 Rumer Hill Road (WS11 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumer Hill Road (WS11 8EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rumer Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings —
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellis Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cannock Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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