Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 5FG
How much crime is recorded in WS11 5FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannock North East
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
WS11 5FGCannock
How safe is WS11 5FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 5FG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5FGNational
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Public order6.34.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.