Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 130.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Millers Vale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 33rd 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 Millers Vale (WV5 8HR) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% higher than the Wombourne North average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millers Vale (WV5 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millers Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Heathlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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