Total Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Grange 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 The Grange (WV5 9HX) 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 The Grange (WV5 9HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Himley & Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchward Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rennison Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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