Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hill Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 43rd 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 Hill Street (WV11 2BS) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Street (WV11 2BS), 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.
View Crime In Essington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeman Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhalve Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parks Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parks Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
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