Crime Rate in Penkridge South & Gailey, ward

Penkridge South & Gailey has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Staffordshire district and the 3375th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 331st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penkridge South & Gailey in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the South Staffordshire district average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penkridge South & Gailey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penkridge South & Gailey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Waitling Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.