Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 1BD
How much crime is recorded in WS12 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford South & Heath Hayes
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
WS12 1BDCannock
How safe is WS12 1BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 1BD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 1BDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.34.6
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.