Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterside Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brewood, Coven & Blymhill , and the 24th 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 Waterside Close (WV10 7PT) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% higher than the Brewood, Coven & Blymhill average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Close (WV10 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near Paradise Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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