Total Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leveson Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 80th 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 Leveson Crescent (WV8 1FG) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leveson Crescent (WV8 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Tree Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leveson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bushell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bushell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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