Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waters Edge Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 32nd 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 Waters Edge Close (WS11 8LA) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 234.5% higher than the Cheslyn Hay Village average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 971.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waters Edge Close (WS11 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Court. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waters Edge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Park Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lockside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Forge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lock Basin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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