Crime Rate in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell, ward

Penkridge North & Acton Trussell has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Staffordshire district and the 3509th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 345th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the South Staffordshire district average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penkridge North & Acton Trussell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penkridge North & Acton Trussell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cooke Close (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.