Crime Rates at Hobart Road, Cannock, WS12 2SG

Hobart Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hawks Green with Rumer Hill , and the 44th 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 Hobart Road (WS12 2SG) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 243.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobart Road (WS12 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Melbourne Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.