Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yale Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 320th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yale Drive (WV11 3UA) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yale Drive (WV11 3UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holberg Grove, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Close (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 | Burglary | Westport Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Foxglove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holberg Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Easton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waddens Brook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waddens Brook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carol Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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