Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 0FU
How much crime is recorded in WS12 0FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimblebury & Cannock Wood
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
WS12 0FUCannock
How safe is WS12 0FU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 0FU area, 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
WS12 0FUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.