Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 5DF
How much crime is recorded in WS11 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannock North East
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,284 (2024)
WS11 5DFCannock
How safe is WS11 5DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 5DF area, below 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Drugs3.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.