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Crime in WV5 9

How much crime is recorded in WV5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
9,206 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WV5 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV5 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

WV5 9National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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