Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 267th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (WV13 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Willenhall South average (155.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (WV13 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Lichfield Street, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clothier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Templars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bloom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Little Clothier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery London Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Lichfield Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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