Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • 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 · 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 30th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 170th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannock Road (WS7 0BS) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WS7 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swanfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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