Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 3EX
How much crime is recorded in WS12 3EX, 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
- 1,690 (2024)
WS12 3EXCannock
How safe is WS12 3EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 3EX area, 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.