Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamlet Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamlet Way (ST19 5TS) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Penkridge North & Acton Trussell average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Way (ST19 5TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capulet Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capulet Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commerce Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamlet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Capulet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capulet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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