Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moathouse Lane West area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 235th 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 Moathouse Lane West (WV11 3HB) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Fallings Park average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moathouse Lane West (WV11 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near Moathouse Lane West. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moathouse Lane West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mattox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mattox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anston Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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