Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 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

Hobnock Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 106th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobnock Road (WV11 2RF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobnock Road (WV11 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Tree Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobnock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parks Crescent —
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Data Sources

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