Total Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hough Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 10th 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 Hough Way (WV11 2BR) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2300.0% 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 21 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parks Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrest Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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