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

Holberg Grove 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 Holberg Grove (WV11 3LE) 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 Holberg Grove (WV11 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holberg Grove, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holberg Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holberg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Perry Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firsvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Avenue —
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Data Sources

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