Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 5SP
How much crime is recorded in WS11 5SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannock North East
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
WS11 5SPCannock
How safe is WS11 5SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 5SP 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
50.0
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 5SPNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.