Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 82nd highest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BT) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Essington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackhalve Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Drive —
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Data Sources

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