Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windmill Fold area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 12th 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 Windmill Fold (WV5 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 281.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Fold (WV5 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bull Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carriers Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lear Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maypole Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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