Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lichfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3EW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olinthus Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Green Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moat House Lane East
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dudley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moat House Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Green Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Green Avenue Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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