Weeping Cross & Brocton
Middle areaSouth east Stafford. 12,134 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 73% of people in Weeping Cross & Brocton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Weeping Cross & Brocton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weeping Cross & Brocton at a rate of 31.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 159 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 85 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Weeping Cross & Brocton compares
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Is Weeping Cross & Brocton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weeping Cross & Brocton at a rate of 31.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Weeping Cross & Brocton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (159), anti-social behaviour (85) and other crime (63).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stafford
These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stafford and not Weeping Cross & Brocton alone. See Stafford
Weeping Cross & Brocton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Weeping Cross & Brocton was £295,000 in 2025.
Weeping Cross & Brocton had 12,118 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in Weeping Cross & Brocton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Weeping Cross & Brocton, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.