Total Crime Rate
138.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Helmsley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 140th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Helmsley Road (WV11 1EF) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helmsley Road (WV11 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helmsley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meredith Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Argil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argil Close | Under investigation |
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