Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood End Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood End Road (WV11 1YQ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Wednesfield North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood End Road (WV11 1YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helmsley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moathouse Lane West (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Jayne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Argil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jayne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argil Close | Under investigation |
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