Featherstone East & Essington
Middle areaThe north east of the South Staffordshire. 7,354 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 77% of people in Featherstone East & Essington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Featherstone East & Essington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Featherstone East & Essington at a rate of 82.7 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 | 259 |
| Other crime | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Featherstone East & Essington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Featherstone East & Essington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Featherstone East & Essington at a rate of 82.7 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, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Featherstone East & Essington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), other crime (112) and anti-social behaviour (81).
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 Featherstone East & Essington alone. See South Staffordshire
Featherstone East & Essington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Featherstone East & Essington was £248,500 in 2025.
Featherstone East & Essington had 6,950 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in Featherstone East & Essington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Featherstone East & Essington, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.