Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS11 9SR
How much crime is recorded in WS11 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton Canes
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
How safe is WS11 9SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS11 9SR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9SRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.24.6
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.