Crime Rate in Blakenhall, ward

Blakenhall has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 1327th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 112th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blakenhall in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blakenhall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 567 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 703 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blakenhall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.