Crime Rates at Lewthorn Rise, Wolverhampton, WV4 5EA

Lewthorn Rise area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 175th 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 Lewthorn Rise (WV4 5EA) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewthorn Rise (WV4 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverhampton Road East (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.