Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wardlow Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 335th highest 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 Wardlow Close (WV4 5BG) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardlow Close (WV4 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Bromwynd Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wardlow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bromwynd Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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