Wombourne South
WardThe south of the South Staffordshire. About 7,387 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Wombourne South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Wombourne South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wombourne South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wombourne South at a rate of 43.9 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wombourne South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (161), other crime (61) and anti-social behaviour (34).
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 ward, so they describe all of South Staffordshire and not Wombourne South alone. See South Staffordshire
Wombourne South in brief
Wombourne South had 7,059 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Wombourne South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wombourne South, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Wombourne South, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.