Total Crime Rate

596.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 596.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 91.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 15th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (WV2 4DD) in the last 12 months was 596.3 per 1,000 residents and was 427.9% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WV2 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fold Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Brickiln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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