Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 0SU
How much crime is recorded in WS12 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimblebury & Cannock Wood
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
WS12 0SUCannock
How safe is WS12 0SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 0SU area, below 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.59.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.