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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WS11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WS11 recorded 395 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.41 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring75.19 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment395 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

395
trending_down -16.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.19per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,926

Within WS11 district

South Staffordshire

61,629

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Shoplifting: 2
13
A34 Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4
12
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
11
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 8 Vehicle crime: 1
9
Barge Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Bridge Street Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Public order: 4 Drugs: 1
7
Hedgehog Close Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Robbery: 1
7
Vine Lane Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Other theft: 1
7
Woodford End Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
395 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
161
40.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
65
16.5%
Shoplifting
51
12.9%
Public Order
27
6.8%
Vehicle Crime
19
4.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
18
4.6%
Other Theft
17
4.3%
Burglary
10
2.5%
Other Crime
9
2.3%
Robbery
6
1.5%
Weapons Possession
5
1.3%
Drug Offences
5
1.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WS11

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WS11 (40.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.5%) and Shoplifting (12.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WS11 has fallen slightly — by 4.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WS11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -16.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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