Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brocton Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 782 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 Brocton Close (WV14 9XY) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brocton Close (WV14 9XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rookery Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwells Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ettingshall South & Spring Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sidcup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finney Well Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bayliss Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwells Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Babors Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Turtons Croft | Under investigation |
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