Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bencroft area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 54th 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 Bencroft (WV8 1SS) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bencroft (WV8 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Bilbrook Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bencroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bencroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bilbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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