Total Crime Rate

238.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 238.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Neachells Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 57th 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 Neachells Lane (WV11 3PP) in the last 12 months was 238.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neachells Lane (WV11 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neachells Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinfold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawfred Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pinfold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hamstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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