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Crime in WS11 7

How much crime is recorded in WS11 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cannock Chase
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,233 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS11 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS11 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS11 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Burglary3.39.1
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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