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 8QT) 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 8QT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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