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Weeping Cross & Brocton

Middle area

South east Stafford. 12,134 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 73% of people in Weeping Cross & Brocton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£295,000
Joint 3,568th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,118
250th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
73%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences159
Anti-social behaviour85
Other crime63
Criminal damage and arson29
Shoplifting16
Burglary11
Vehicle crime9
Drug offences7
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Weeping Cross & Brocton compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Stafford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from £175,000 to £327,000. The middle area is £266,750. Weeping Cross & Brocton is £295,000.
£295,0005th most expensive
Population16 middle areas, Stafford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 5,976 to 12,118. The middle area is 8,352. Weeping Cross & Brocton is 12,118.
12,118most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, Stafford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 0.0% to 73.0%. The middle area is 4.5%. Weeping Cross & Brocton is 73.0%.
73%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Stafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stafford16 areas from 46.4% to 99.3%. The middle area is 90.8%. Weeping Cross & Brocton is 97.0%.
97.0%5th highest

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

Average house price
£260,446
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,726
147th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
Joint 77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
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.