Postcode · Cannock
Crime in WS12 4SU
How much crime is recorded in WS12 4SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hednesford Pye Green
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,713 (2024)
WS12 4SUCannock
How safe is WS12 4SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS12 4SU area, below 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4SUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.