Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Farm Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 26th 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 Farm Close (WV8 1JU) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% higher than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Close (WV8 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Oak Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hattons Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Oak Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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