Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 15.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brenton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Penn , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brenton Road (WV4 5PB) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Penn average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenton Road (WV4 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Cottages, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedgley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brenton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Manor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheathill Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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