Total Crime Rate
165.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heantun Row 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 Heantun Row (WV11 2RL) 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 Heantun Row (WV11 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Sneyd Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 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 | Upper Sneyd Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Sneyd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Long Mynd Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gairloch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gairloch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Sneyd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Sneyd Road | Under investigation |
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