Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 1HT
How much crime is recorded in WS12 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimblebury & Cannock Wood
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
How safe is WS12 1HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 1HT 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
54
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 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Burglary2.99.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.