Total Crime Rate

676.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 676.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 295.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 11th highest crime rate of 782 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 676.6 per 1,000 residents and was 494.5% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% 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 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fold Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cleveland Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallet Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brickiln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallet Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Williamson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Graiseley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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