Total Crime Rate

226.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Wardles Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 9th 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 Wardles Lane (WS6 6DX) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 477.0% 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 Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardles Lane (WS6 6DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wardles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramillies Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colinwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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