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Crime in Cannock Chase by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,268crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+3%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cannock Woodlowest rate24.5 per 1,000 a year
87middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Brereton (-9%), Cannock (-5%) and Rugeley (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1CannockWS11 · 33,945 residents 119.8▼ 5%violence
2Heath HayesWS12 · 6,163 residents 92.2▲ 28%violence
3RugeleyWS15 · 26,655 residents 91.7▼ 1%violence
4Norton CanesWS11 · 20,928 residents 87▲ 22%violence
5HednesfordWS12 · 43,349 residents 80.7▲ 14%violence
6BreretonWS15 · 8,795 residents 73.2▼ 9%violence
7Cannock WoodWS15 · 1,634 residents 24.5▼ 17%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Cannock Chase have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cannock Wood, Brereton, Hednesford, Norton Canes and Rugeley.

Which areas of Cannock Chase have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Cannock, Heath Hayes, Rugeley, Norton Canes and Hednesford.

Is crime going up or down in Cannock Chase?

Across Cannock Chase, 2,268 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 3% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.