Is Cannock South in Cannock Chase a nice place to live?

Is Cannock South in Cannock Chase a nice place to live

Is Cannock South in Cannock Chase a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Cannock South is on the up and up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Cannock South the land of milk and honey or a hell hole? Time to find out!

Nothing gives an accurate snapshop of an area quite like the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. These statistics are published every two years by the government and really give you an insight into what Cannock South is really like. We use the traffic light system, so you can see at a glace how bad (or good) Cannock South is. The decile scores we publish range from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 the best. They represent the average of all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in Cannock South.

4
Below Average
Overall Deprivation Decile
Deprivation Domain
Average Decile
Income
3
Employment
3
Education, Skills & Training
3
Health & Disability
4
Crime
5
Outdoor Environment
3

Crime in Cannock South

If you are moving to Cannock South you'll want to know if the area if a crime infested hell hole compared to the other wards in Cannock Chase. We have you covered. No need to stake the place out at night to see if it turns into an anti-social nightmware at night!

We have taken the 'best fit' Policing area that includes Cannock South and grabbed the crime incidents from data.police.uk The data is for incidents reported to the Police. In by far the majority of incidents, no further action is taken. The data is typically 3 months in arrears.

There were a total of 259 street level crime incidents in Cannock South in February 2021. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Shoplifting. Below are these incidents broken down by category.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Cannock South, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime92
Shoplifting48
Anti Social Behaviour39
Public Order22
Other Theft17
Criminal Damage Arson14
Vehicle Crime14
Burglary4
Possession Of Weapons3
Drugs3
Robbery2
Bicycle Theft1
All Crime259

Source: data.police.uk

That's all very well, but you want to know if those crime incidents are happening in the road you are thinking of moving to, right? Here they are plotted on a map. You can see where the clusters are. To protect people's privacy, each road is broken down in to one or two clusters. So that could mean the incidents occur throughout the road or multiple incidents at one address,

Source: data.police.uk

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation has a breakdown of crime in the Cannock South area down to Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) level. This is equivelent to a few roads. These statistics are a measure of how likley you are to be victim of 'personal or material crime', lovely! So in laymen's terms, how likely you are to be mugged or burgled. According to these statistics, here are the roads with the least crime and the most crime:

Roads with the most crime in Cannock South

Avon Road, Backcrofts, Carfax, Caxton Street, Church Street, Convent Close, Derwent Grove, Fairmount Drive, Girton Road, Hallcourt Close, Hallcourt Crescent, Hallcourt Lane, Hednesford Street, Hunter Road, Mill Street, New Street, Price Street, Queen Street, Railway Street, Remington Drive, Ringway, Rumer Hill Road, Saint John's Close, Saint John's Road, Spring Street, Stafford Road, Tame Grove, Walhouse Street, Walsall Road, Wolverhampton Road

Roads with the least Crime in Cannock South

Ascot Drive, Avon Road, Chalfont Avenue, Chalfont Court, Clifton Avenue, Dee Grove, Delta Way, Don Grove, Fairway, Hampton Street, Kingswood Avenue, Langdale Drive, Lilac Avenue, Longford Road, Mosswood Street, Saint John's Close, Skipton Place, Spinney Farm Road, Watling Street, Wellfield Close, Wolverhampton Road

Source: English Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Universal Credit (UC) Statistics in and around Cannock South, Cannock Chase

Although Universal Credit (UC) is a in and out of work benefit, it is a good indicator of the levels of unemployment and crucially as we move to a 'gig economy', under employment in Cannock South. The Department for Work & Pensions typically publish UC count figures 6 months in arrears.
Source: Department for Work & Pensions August 2020

Wages Statistics: How much can you expect to earn in Cannock South?

Every year the Office of National Statitics (ONS) publishes its labour market survery. Amongst these statitics is how much gross weekly pay you can earn on average in any local district council area. Cannock Chase is ranked 261/314 local district councils in England, from the highest down to the lowest average weekly gross pay.
Source: Office for National Statitics (Nomis) April 2020
Source: Office for National Statitics (Nomis) April 2020

Your Wellbeing in Cannock South

Each year the Office for National Statitics (ONS) conducts a wellbeing survey at the local district level. We've grabbed the results for Cannock Chase so you can see what to expect in Cannock South. Is it a soul destroying hellhole or quite the salubrious desireable place to live?

Anxiety
Poor
Year 2019-20

Worthwhile Life
Good
Year 2019-20

Life Satisfaction
Good
Year 2019-20

Happiness
Good
Year 2019-20

Your Health in Cannock South

If you are thinking of moving to Cannock South, you'll want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out how Cannock Chase compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;