Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Essington , and the 89th highest crime rate of 355 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 2DB) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Essington average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (WV11 2DB), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hough Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Drive —
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Data Sources

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