Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hilton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 109th 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 Hilton Road (WV10 7AN) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Essington average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Road (WV10 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olde Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Olde Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brookhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brookhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Speedwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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