Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brookhouse Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 36th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookhouse Close (WV10 7BG) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Essington average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookhouse Close (WV10 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near South View Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookhouse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brookhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brookhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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