Postcode sector · Cannock
Crime in WS11 2
How much crime is recorded in WS11 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 2,925 (2024)
WS11 2Postcode sector · Cannock
How safe is WS11 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS11 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS11 2National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.