Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 4SJ
How much crime is recorded in WS12 4SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Pye Green
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
WS12 4SJCannock
How safe is WS12 4SJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 4SJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4SJNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.