Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barncroft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 88th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barncroft (WS6 6BH) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barncroft (WS6 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Paddock Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barncroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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