Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brewood, Coven & Blymhill , and the 13th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (WS11 1RW) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher than the Brewood, Coven & Blymhill average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (WS11 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Grove, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

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Data Sources

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