Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brownshore Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 89th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownshore Lane (WV11 2AL) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownshore Lane (WV11 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brownshore Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parks Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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