Total Crime Rate

165.5 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

High Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 16th 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 High Hill (WV11 2DP) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 465.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Hill (WV11 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Higgs Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Sneyd Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sneyd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchen Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brindley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brindley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higgs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sneyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sneyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Sneyd Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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