Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawkswell Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 168th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkswell Avenue (WV5 0HL) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkswell Avenue (WV5 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Lamb Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkswell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rennison Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Longlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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