Total Crime Rate

289.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 289.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.0 7/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Linthouse Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 784 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 Linthouse Lane (WV11 3EA) in the last 12 months was 289.9 per 1,000 residents and was 306.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linthouse Lane (WV11 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linthouse Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other crime Lichwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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