Crime in Cannock Chase
Recorded crime in Cannock Chase is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 9%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
104,088 residents in 61 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +9%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 9% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Cannock Chase, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% 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: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
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 | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 2.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.7 |
| Drugs | 1.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 4.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.1 |
| Public order | 4.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.4 |
What crimes are recorded in Cannock Chase
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. 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% |
| Vehicle tampering | 81 | 0.78 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism to homes | 109 | 1.0 | Down 34% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 41 | 0.39 | Down 42% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 159 | 1.5 | Down 4% |
| Arson | 22 | 0.21 | Down 29% |
| Burglary of homes | 91 | 0.87 | Down 34% |
| Burglary of businesses | 76 | 0.73 | Up 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 60 | 0.58 | Down 15% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 30 | 0.29 | Down 27% |
| Robbery of people | 53 | 0.51 | Down 16% |
| Robbery of businesses | 33 | 0.32 | - |
| Violence with injury | 919 | 8.8 | Up 6% |
| Violence without injury | 972 | 9.3 | Up 6% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,507 | 14.5 | Up 12% |
| Sexual offences | 349 | 3.4 | Down 6% |
| Shoplifting | 783 | 7.5 | Down 18% |
| Bicycle theft | 43 | 0.41 | Down 10% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 16 | 0.15 | Down 27% |
| Drug dealing | 124 | 1.2 | Up 91% |
| Drug possession | 181 | 1.7 | Up 8% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Staffordshire Police area: 766 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (766 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Cannock Chase.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Towns and cities in Cannock Chase
Postcode districts in Cannock Chase
Questions about crime in Cannock Chase
- Is Cannock Chase a safe place to live?
- Cannock Chase scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Cannock Chase?
- Up 9% over 5 years, from 7,062 recorded crimes a year to 7,682.
- What is the most common crime in Cannock Chase?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 30 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Cannock Chase?
- In Cannock Chase, 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 Chase?
- 309 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Cannock Chase in 2025/26, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Cannock Chase last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Cannock Chase in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.