Cannock South
Middle areaSouth west Cannock Chase. 8,802 people in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in Cannock South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cannock South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cannock South at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 502 |
| Shoplifting | 269 |
| Other crime | 257 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 199 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 57 |
| Drug offences | 39 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cannock South compares
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Is Cannock South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cannock South at a rate of 165.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cannock South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (502), shoplifting (269) and other crime (257).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cannock Chase
These figures are published for the whole of Cannock Chase, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cannock Chase and not Cannock South alone. See Cannock Chase
Cannock South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cannock South was £197,500 in 2025.
Cannock South had 8,301 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in Cannock South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cannock South, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.