Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchill Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 115th highest crime rate of 355 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 Birchill Avenue (WV5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Wombourne North average (50.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchill Avenue (WV5 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Hill Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Tree Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birchill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bridgnorth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Van Diemans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Van Diemans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgnorth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wood Hill Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamb Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Giggetty Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lamb Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeybourne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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