Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 4HY
How much crime is recorded in WS12 4HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Central
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,385 (2024)
WS12 4HYCannock
How safe is WS12 4HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 4HY 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 4HYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.39.1
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.