Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Planks Lane 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 Planks Lane (WV5 9HT) 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 Planks Lane (WV5 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatch Heath Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Planks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Planks Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Planks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Planks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Longlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rennison Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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