Total Crime Rate
210.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lapley 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.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Birkdale Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones Field Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowman'S Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bowman'S Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essington Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Julian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friesland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friesland Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friesland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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