Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lichfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 158th 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 Lichfield Road (WV11 3HX) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WV11 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pritchard Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Crescent (21 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
Apr 2026Other theft Wright Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pritchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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