Crime Rate in Essington, ward

Essington has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Staffordshire district and the 3454th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 340th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Essington in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the South Staffordshire district average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Essington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Essington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Upper Sneyd Road (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.