Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3HX) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Crescent. Police recorded 33 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 Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomkys Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomkys Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pritchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moat House Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moat House Lane East —
Sep 2025Other theft Dudley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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