Total Crime Rate

197.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kitchen Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 77th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitchen Lane (WV11 2HX) in the last 12 months was 197.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Wednesfield North average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchen Lane (WV11 2HX), the main crime hotspot is near Rogers Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitchen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wolmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Ferguson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhalve Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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