Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 8ES
How much crime is recorded in WS11 8ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannock South
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
WS11 8ESCannock
How safe is WS11 8ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 8ES 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8ESNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order5.54.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.