Crime Rate in Wednesfield South, ward

Wednesfield South has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Wolverhampton district and the 697th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 46th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wednesfield South in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Wolverhampton district average (109.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wednesfield South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 674 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -35.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 829 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wednesfield South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.