Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 4DB
How much crime is recorded in WS12 4DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Central
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
WS12 4DBCannock
How safe is WS12 4DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 4DB 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 4DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Shoplifting7.58.4
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.99.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.