Total Crime Rate

165.4 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 165.4 9/10
  • Other theft 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waverley Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wombourne North , and the 17th 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 Waverley Gardens (WV5 9EB) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 234.9% higher than the Wombourne North average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Gardens (WV5 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunny Hill Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carriers Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battlefield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battlefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battlefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lear Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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