Postcode sector · Cannock
Crime in WS11 3
How much crime is recorded in WS11 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 12,183 (2024)
WS11 3Postcode sector · Cannock
How safe is WS11 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS11 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Shoplifting12.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.