Total Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Benedicts Road area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Benedicts Road (WV5 9HP) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around St Benedicts Road (WV5 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanham Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Himley & Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carriers Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maypole Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rennison Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
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