Total Crime Rate

201.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hough Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 12th highest crime rate of 355 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 Hough Way (WV11 2BR) in the last 12 months was 201.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% higher than the Essington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 644.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Way (WV11 2BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Tree Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hough Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hough Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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