Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bratch Common Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Bratch Common Road (WV5 8DG) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bratch Common Road (WV5 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trysull Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bratch Park (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bratch Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trysull Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trysull Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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