Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wolverhampton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 57th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BN) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Essington average (69.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverhampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhalve Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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