Hednesford Central
Middle areaWest Cannock Chase. 8,519 people in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hednesford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hednesford Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hednesford Central at a rate of 110.3 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 | 389 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 197 |
| Other crime | 137 |
| Shoplifting | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hednesford Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hednesford Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hednesford Central at a rate of 110.3 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, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hednesford Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (389), anti-social behaviour (197) and other crime (137).
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 Hednesford Central alone. See Cannock Chase
Hednesford Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hednesford Central was £226,750 in 2025.
Hednesford Central had 8,053 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hednesford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hednesford Central, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.