Cannock Chase: local statistics
Cannock Chase is a district council area in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 104,299 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Cannock Chase, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In March 2026, 4,145 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Cannock Chase, 5% more than in 2016. There are 40 per 1,000 residents, mid-table in the West Midlands, 16th of 30.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 82.3% of Cannock Chase residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 7.6 points); the figure for the West Midlands was 73.6%. Its lowest reading in the series was 74.8% and its highest 90.0%.
Life expectancy at birth in Cannock Chase is 82.3 years for women and 79.1 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.6 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is the 22nd highest for women of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
In mid-2025 the population of Cannock Chase was estimated at 104,299, a change of +0.3% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.0% (the West Midlands: +7.8%). That is close to the middle of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands (18th fastest growth). No earlier year in the series was higher.
The police recorded 72.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in Cannock Chase in the year to March 2026 (7,520 offences in all), close to the middle of all 22 council areas in the West Midlands (10th highest rate). The rate was 72.2 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 52.7 to 82.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Cannock Chase at £236,743 for July 2026, up 2.8% on July 2025. That is close to the middle of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands (16th highest); the average for the West Midlands was £250,880. This July figure is the highest in the series, 64% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Cannock Chase (£36,140) gives a ratio of 6.6. That ratio is close to the middle of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands (14th highest ratio).
Full-time employees living in Cannock Chase earned a median £726.20 a week in April 2025 (£36,140 a year). That is 0.7% below the figure for the West Midlands and close to the middle of all 30 council areas in the West Midlands (17th highest). For full-time jobs located in Cannock Chase the median is £707.90 a week (−£18.30 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £490.00, so it has risen 48% before inflation.
In August 2026, 2,025 people in Cannock Chase were on the claimant count, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the West Midlands was 5.3%. That compares with 3.0% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.9% (September 2025) and 4.3% (August 2021).
Average Band D council tax in Cannock Chase is £2,375.83 for 2026-27, up £93.53 on 2025-26. It is mid-table in the West Midlands, 16th of 30. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,563.52.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 97,502 |
| 2016 | 97,312 |
| 2017 | 97,693 |
| 2018 | 98,553 |
| 2019 | 98,983 |
| 2020 | 99,565 |
| 2021 | 100,595 |
| 2022 | 101,126 |
| 2023 | 103,070 |
| 2024 | 103,955 |
| 2025 | 104,299 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £144,784 |
| July 2017 | £148,868 |
| July 2018 | £157,257 |
| July 2019 | £162,436 |
| July 2020 | £170,523 |
| July 2021 | £188,920 |
| July 2022 | £213,924 |
| July 2023 | £214,123 |
| July 2024 | £215,906 |
| July 2025 | £230,282 |
| July 2026 | £236,743 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £490.00 a week |
| 2016 | £501.40 a week |
| 2017 | £522.00 a week |
| 2018 | £528.00 a week |
| 2019 | £537.90 a week |
| 2020 | £515.10 a week |
| 2021 | £582.80 a week |
| 2022 | £574.90 a week |
| 2023 | £624.30 a week |
| 2024 | £650.90 a week |
| 2025 | £726.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,563.52 |
| 2017-18 | £1,627.60 |
| 2018-19 | £1,713.55 |
| 2019-20 | £1,779.42 |
| 2020-21 | £1,845.27 |
| 2021-22 | £1,930.81 |
| 2022-23 | £1,988.07 |
| 2023-24 | £2,081.42 |
| 2024-25 | £2,178.08 |
| 2025-26 | £2,282.30 |
| 2026-27 | £2,375.83 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 55.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 64.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 67.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 69.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 82.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 72.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.8% |
| 2016/17 | 79.5% |
| 2017/18 | 78.8% |
| 2018/19 | 75.7% |
| 2019/20 | 90.0% |
| 2020/21 | 80.0% |
| 2021/22 | 76.5% |
| 2022/23 | 84.0% |
| 2023/24 | 87.3% |
| 2024/25 | 81.5% |
| 2025/26 | 82.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,930 |
| 2017 | 4,065 |
| 2018 | 4,055 |
| 2019 | 4,065 |
| 2020 | 4,135 |
| 2021 | 4,110 |
| 2022 | 4,640 |
| 2023 | 4,280 |
| 2024 | 4,235 |
| 2025 | 4,135 |
| 2026 | 4,145 |
Questions about Cannock Chase
What is life expectancy in Cannock Chase?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.1 years for men and 82.3 for women.
What is the population of Cannock Chase?
The ONS estimates 104,299 people lived in Cannock Chase in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Cannock Chase?
72.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in Cannock Chase?
£236,743 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.8% on a year).
What is the average salary in Cannock Chase?
£726.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Cannock Chase?
The ONS claimant count was 2,025 in August 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Cannock Chase?
£2,375.83 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Cannock Chase
Every body that makes decisions for Cannock Chase, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Cannock Chase council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Cannock Chase in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Cannock Chase: Josh Newbury (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: UK employment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK population
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Bromsgrove · Lichfield · South Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands · Worcester · Wyre Forest
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