Total Crime Rate

347.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 347.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lapley Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Park , and the 36th highest crime rate of 784 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 347.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.5% higher than the East Park average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 168.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% 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 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelsall Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lapley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brooklands Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friesland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Friesland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Purslet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Essington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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