Total Crime Rate

54.5 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 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

New Houses area has the 20th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 140th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 New Houses (WS6 7EB) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Houses (WS6 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collier Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collier Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grassmere Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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