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Crime in WS15 2

How much crime is recorded in WS15 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cannock Chase
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,289 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS15 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS15 2, 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).

WS15 2National
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.79.1
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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