Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 4FJ
How much crime is recorded in WS12 4FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Central
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
WS12 4FJCannock
How safe is WS12 4FJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 4FJ area, above 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4FJNational
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.62.4
Burglary1.69.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.