Total Crime Rate
307.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Havelock Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graiseley , and the 38th 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 Havelock Close (WV3 7HS) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% higher than the Graiseley average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Havelock Close (WV3 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inglewood Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minsterley Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Graiseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bradmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Amina Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ackleton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bantock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inglewood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inglewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inglewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inglewood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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