Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Egmont Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Egmont Gardens (WV11 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Heath Town average (177.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egmont Gardens (WV11 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holberg Grove, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colman Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heath Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holberg Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westport Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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