Postcode district · Cannock
Crime in WS11
How much crime is recorded in WS11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 61,132 (2024)
WS11Postcode district · Cannock
How safe is WS11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS11, broadly in line with 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
WS11National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Public order5.14.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.