Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pond Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 366th lowest 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 Pond Lane (WV2 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Lane (WV2 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Birch Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pond Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tolworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Silver Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockshutts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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