Total Crime Rate
58.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Crescent (WV11 1RS) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Fallings Park average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Crescent (WV11 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 185 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wolverhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Memory Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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