Crime in Cannock
Recorded crime in Cannock is 1.4 times the Cannock Chase average and 1.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cannock: about 17,920 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −4%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.4×the Cannock Chase average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cannock.
Crime over 5 years
Down 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Cannock, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the Cannock Chase average (1.2× the England and Wales average). 95 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 69% of the harm here
- Burglary: 9% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 69% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 28 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Cannock Chase (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Cannock Chase council area, not only Cannock. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 245 | 2.4 | Down 16% |
| Cars broken into | 94 | 0.90 | Down 18% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 309 | 3.0 | Down 23% |
| Burglary of homes | 91 | 0.87 | Down 34% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.2 |
| Burglary | 3.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 40.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 7.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.8 |
| Public order | 8.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 13.3 |
Postcode districts in Cannock
Nearby towns
Council: Cannock Chase
Questions about crime in Cannock
- Is Cannock a safe place to live?
- Cannock scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Cannock Chase average.
- Is crime going up or down in Cannock?
- Down 4% over 5 years, from 1,949 recorded crimes a year to 1,880.
- What is the most common crime in Cannock?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 41 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Cannock compare with Cannock Chase?
- Crime severity in Cannock is 1.4 times the Cannock Chase average.
- How many cars are stolen in Cannock?
- In Cannock Chase, the council area Cannock is in, the police recorded 245 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.4 per 1,000 residents, down 16% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Cannock?
- 309 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Cannock Chase, the council area Cannock is in, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Cannock last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Cannock Chase, the council area Cannock is in, against 2 the year before.