Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 19th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 (WV12 5SA) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Willenhall North average (68.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannock Road (WV12 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppice Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leacroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baynton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Clarke Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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