For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Cannock is the 24th safest major town, and the 1,522nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
The overall crime rate in Cannock in 2023 was 89 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Staffordshire's overall crime rate, coming in 13% higher than the Staffordshire rate of 78 per 1,000 daytime population.
Data indicates that a relatively high proportion of children and older people across Cannock Chase are living in deprivation. The proportion of households in fuel poverty is also above the national average.
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Much of the area between the Chase and the Black Country conurbation has an urban fringe character, and settlements such as Cannock and Burntwood extend along the straight roads and field boundaries of 19th-century enclosure.
The overall crime rate in Cannock in 2025 was 69 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Staffordshire's overall crime rate, coming in 2.2% higher than the Staffordshire rate of 68 per 1,000 daytime population.
According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within Cannock Chase is Christians, accounting for 52.4% of the population. Cannock Chase has a Muslim population of 346 which is 0.3% of the population.
Since the 2011 UK Census was returned, London contained by far the lowest percentage of English and other White British people of all the UK regions, where they made up less than half of the population in 24 of the 32 boroughs, including: Newham (16.7%), Brent (18.0%), Ealing (30.4%), Harrow (30.9%), Hackney (31.2%), ...
Cannock (/ˈkænək/) is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby.
The multi-storey car park is coming down, the subway crossing from Beecroft Road is being filled in and replaced with a new pedestrian crossing and the first three units of Cannock Shopping Centre are being demolished to make way for the new Northern Gateway. This is Phase 1 of the changing town centre.
The rate of increase in the number of older people aged 85 and over in Cannock Chase is faster than the England average and equates to 800 additional residents by 2027. 14% of Cannock residents (13,600 people) live within the most deprived national quintile.
The area gained notoriety in the late 1960s when the Cannock Chase murders made national headlines. The remains of three young girls were found on the Chase after going missing from areas along the A34 road between there and Birmingham.
Sutton Coldfield is ranked as the safest major town in the West Midlands. In 2020, the overall crime rate was 48 crimes per 1000 people, 88% lower than the West Midlands' average of 91. Looking at England, Wales and Northern Ireland overall, Sutton Coldfield is amongst the top 20 safest town locations.
Number of homicide offences in the UK 2025, by region. In 2024/25, there were 104 homicide offences recorded in London, the most of any region of the United Kingdom during that time period.
She also said for seven straight years, Chicago has had the highest murder rate among U.S. cities with more than 1 million people. In 2024, Leavitt said, Chicago's murder rate per capita was three times higher than Los Angeles, as well as nearly five times higher than New York City.
Cannock is a towns in central Staffordshire, placed north of and far enough away from the conurbation stretching out from Birmingham and the Black Country, by the edge of Cannock Chase, a fine stretch of country designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The majority of the Muslims in Birmingham continue to be born abroad as more and more migrants arrive into the city although the number of British-born Muslims and those who convert to the faith are said to be near 50% of the total Muslim population.
