Total Crime Rate

297.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 297.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Neachells Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heath Town , and the 38th highest crime rate of 782 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 (WV13 3SN) in the last 12 months was 297.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Heath Town average (160.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neachells Lane (WV13 3SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neachells Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neachells Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watery Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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