Total Crime Rate
289.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linthouse 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.
View Crime In Wednesfield North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilworth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castlebridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lichwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Olinthus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Olinthus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.