Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodcross 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcross Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pointon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Babors Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nally Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pointon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayliss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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