Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brackenwood Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackenwood Drive (WV11 3TA) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Heath Town average (177.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood Drive (WV11 3TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holberg Grove, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Easton Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Easton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Birchfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fibbersley Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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