Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 782 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 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Wednesfield North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 11 cases , up 57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pritchard Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Green Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wright Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pritchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinthus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olinthus Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Olinthus Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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