Total Crime Rate

568.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 568.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 540.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lyndale Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 15th 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 Lyndale Drive (WV11 3JE) in the last 12 months was 568.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.9% higher than the Heath Town average (160.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1552.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndale Drive (WV11 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Pritchard Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndale Drive area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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