Crime Rate in Heath Town, ward

Heath Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 404th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heath Town in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 26 cases , down -31.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 0.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,486 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 172 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.