Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodcross Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcross Lane (WV14 9BX) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcross Lane (WV14 9BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darby Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kossuth Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ettingshall South & Spring Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pointon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Babors Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nally Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pointon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bayliss Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Close | Under investigation |
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