Crime Rate in Oxley, ward

Oxley has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 2612th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 261st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oxley in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oxley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 524 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 91.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 613 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oxley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Kyle Close, with 144 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (51 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.