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Crime in WS6 9

How much crime is recorded in WS6 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
1,352 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS6 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS6 9, 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WS6 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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