Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cannock Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannock Road (WS7 0BS) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WS7 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Boney Hay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaseley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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