Crime Rate in Wombourne South, ward

Wombourne South has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in South Staffordshire district and the 1833rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 169th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wombourne South in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the South Staffordshire district average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wombourne South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wombourne South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 31 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lamb Crescent (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.