Total Crime Rate

1714.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

678.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1714.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 678.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 534.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 467.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 236.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.7 10/10
  • Public order 97.7 10/10
  • Other theft 82.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.3 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
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

Sidings Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidings Close (WV11 3DR) in the last 12 months was 1714.7 per 1,000 residents and was 965.4% higher than the Heath Town average (160.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 678.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidings Close (WV11 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Backhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Planetary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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