Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 156th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BX) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2BX), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parks Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhalve Lane 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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