Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Smallshire Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smallshire Close (WV11 3SL) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smallshire Close (WV11 3SL), 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 | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westport Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Easton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fibbersley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holberg Grove | Under investigation |
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