Total Crime Rate

10.1 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 10.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Other theft 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

Palmers Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bilbrook , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 356 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 Palmers Close (WV8 2JX) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Bilbrook average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmers Close (WV8 2JX), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmers Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Green Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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