Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ratcliffe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wednesfield North , and the 248th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Road (WV11 3PA) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Road (WV11 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Wyrley Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyrley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castlebridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlebridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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