Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Van Diemans Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 170th lowest 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 Van Diemans Road (WV5 0BH) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Wombourne North average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Van Diemans Road (WV5 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Tree Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Hill Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Van Diemans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clee View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeybourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridgnorth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenks Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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