Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Staffordshire has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 56th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 districts.
The overall crime rate in South Staffordshire in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Staffordshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,932 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -8.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,494 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 59.8 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himley & Swindon | 93.5 | 33.7 (56%) | High 8/10 |
| 2 | Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon | 85.5 | 25.7 (43%) | High 7/10 |
| 3 | Essington | 76.7 | 16.9 (28%) | High 7/10 |
| 4 | Penkridge South & Gailey | 73.6 | 13.8 (23%) | High 7/10 |
| 5 | Penkridge North & Acton Trussell | 67.7 | 7.9 (13%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 6 | Bilbrook | 66.6 | 6.8 (11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 7 | Great Wyrley Town | 66.3 | 6.5 (11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston | 60.6 | 0.8 (1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 9 | Perton Lakeside | 59.5 | -0.4 (-1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 10 | Huntington & Hatherton | 59.2 | -0.6 (-1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 11 | Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn | 56.4 | -3.4 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 12 | Kinver & Enville | 56.3 | -3.5 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 13 | Brewood, Coven & Blymhill | 53.8 | -6.0 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 14 | Great Wyrley Landywood | 52.9 | -6.9 (-12%) | Low 4/10 |
| 15 | Wombourne North | 50.3 | -9.5 (-16%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Codsall | 42.3 | -17.6 (-29%) | Low 3/10 |
| 17 | Cheslyn Hay Village | 38.8 | -21.0 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 18 | Wombourne South | 37.9 | -21.9 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 19 | Perton East | 22.4 | -37.5 (-63%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 20 | Perton Wrottesley | 17.4 | -42.5 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
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