Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pond Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 784 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 Pond Lane (WV2 1HG) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pond Lane (WV2 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curzon Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byrne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blakenhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pond Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilleshall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jeffs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curzon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffs Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Silver Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silver Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carshalton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Under investigation |
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