Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 (WV10 8QG) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Essington average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WV10 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addison Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Hayes Croft (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Addison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Addison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Addison Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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