Great Wyrley
Middle areaThe north east of the South Staffordshire. 7,833 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 10% of people in Great Wyrley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Wyrley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Wyrley at a rate of 61.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across South Staffordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 239 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Wyrley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Wyrley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Wyrley at a rate of 61.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across South Staffordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Wyrley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (47).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Staffordshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Staffordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Staffordshire and not Great Wyrley alone. See South Staffordshire
Great Wyrley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Wyrley was £250,000 in 2025.
Great Wyrley had 7,508 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in Great Wyrley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Wyrley, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.