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Crime in WS12

How much crime is recorded in WS12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cannock Chase
Region
West Midlands
Population
55,472 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS12

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS12, 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS12National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.84.6
Shoplifting3.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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