Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 109.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Higgs Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 69th highest crime rate of 782 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 Higgs Road (WV11 2PD) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 182.2% higher than the Wednesfield North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higgs Road (WV11 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Higgs Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rogers Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higgs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Higgs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Drummond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonadine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonadine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bargery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Higgs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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