Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 3TN
How much crime is recorded in WS12 3TN, 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
- 1,417 (2024)
WS12 3TNCannock
How safe is WS12 3TN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 3TN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 3TNNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.