Total Crime Rate

225.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cannock Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chasetown , and the 16th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

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 Cannock Road (WS7 0BB) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher than the Chasetown average (125.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WS7 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greyhound Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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