Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Woodruff Way area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Woodruff Way (WS5 4SB) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodruff Way (WS5 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Lupin Grove. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodruff Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lupin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lupin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lupin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betony Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mistletoe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyroyal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyroyal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedera Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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