Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 5TS
How much crime is recorded in WS11 5TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Central
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,545 (2024)
WS11 5TSCannock
How safe is WS11 5TS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 5TS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5TSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.