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Crime in DY7 6

How much crime is recorded in DY7 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,871 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY7 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY7 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY7 6National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting13.78.4
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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