Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lapley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 59th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lapley Close (WV1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the East Park average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 163.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapley Close (WV1 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coventry Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelsall Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lapley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Birkdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Field Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowman'S Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowman'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Julian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Friesland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Friesland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Friesland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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